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Youngkin pulls Virginia out of electric vehicle mandate
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced earlier this week that Virginia would end its participation in the California electric vehicle mandate at the end of the year, when California's current regulations expire. Youngkin cited an official opinion from Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, who wrote that Virginia is not required to comply with new mandates adopted by the California Air Resources Board that will take effect Jan. 1. In 2021, the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation authorizing Virginia’s Air Board to adopt California’s “Advanced Clean Cars I” regulation related to the federal Clean Air Act. The new measure adopted by the...