Virginia Breaks Free from California’s EV Mandate

Virginia will exit the California electric vehicle mandate effective at the end of 2024, Virginia’s Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin said on Wednesday. The Governor announced today the end of the California EV mandate in Virginia, effective at the end of 2024 when California’s current regulations expire.   Back in 2021, the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation authorizing Virginia’s Air Board to adopt California’s “Advanced Clean Cars I” regulation. But the California Air Resources Board…