Just one year after Gov. Lujan Grisham’s first electric vehicle mandate went into effect (7 percent of vehicles sold in New Mexico must be EV’s), the Gov. wants another bite at the regulation “apple.”
RGF had wondered since California adopted it’s own 100% EV mandate (an outright ban on gas vehicles by 2035 adopted last August) whether Gov. Lujan Grisham would follow suit with her own ban. The answer appears to be “not quite,” but the Gov. plans on imposing a 43 percent mandate starting in 2027 with that requirement going to 82% by 2032. So, California but different.
Will the Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) be a rubber stamp for the Gov.’s preferences once again? We assume so. Will the market go along with these aggressive EV plans even with all the subsidies and mandates? Early signs are not great.
At the VERY least New Mexico’s elected legislature should act on this radical plan, not an un-elected body.
“…. better start swimming or you’ll sink like a stone, for the times they are a changin’.”
According to a Pew Research Center poll conducted in 2021- 55% of U.S. adults say they are very or somewhat likely to consider an electric vehicle the next time they buy a vehicle.
• Volkswagen: Volkswagen has announced that it will stop selling internal-combustion-engine vehicles in Europe between 2033 and 2035. The automaker will continue selling them in the United States and China until “somewhat later” and will keep ICE vehicles on the market “a good deal longer” in South America and Africa.
• General Motors: GM has said that it will be all-electric by 2035. The automaker has already started phasing out its ICE vehicles, and it plans to launch 30 new EVs by 2025.
• Ford: Ford has said that it will be carbon neutral by 2050. The automaker plans to sell 600,000 EVs by 2023, and it plans to have an all-electric lineup in Europe by 2030.
• Toyota: Toyota has said that it will continue to sell ICE vehicles for the foreseeable future. However, the automaker has also said that it is investing heavily in EVs, and it plans to launch 30 new EVs by 2030.
1. California: California has the most stringent EV mandate in the United States. The state requires that 100% of new passenger cars sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles by 2035. This mandate applies to all manufacturers that sell cars in California, including Tesla, GM, Ford, and Toyota.
2. Colorado: Colorado’s EV mandate requires that 20% of new passenger cars sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles by 2025. This mandate applies to all manufacturers that sell cars in Colorado, including Tesla, GM, Ford, and Toyota.
3. Connecticut: Connecticut’s EV mandate requires that 25% of new passenger cars sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles by 2030. This mandate applies to all manufacturers that sell cars in Connecticut, including Tesla, GM, Ford, and Toyota.
4. Maine: Maine’s EV mandate requires that 15% of new passenger cars sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles by 2025. This mandate applies to all manufacturers that sell cars in Maine, including Tesla, GM, Ford, and Toyota.
5. Maryland: Maryland’s EV mandate requires that 25% of new passenger cars sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles by 2030. This mandate applies to all manufacturers that sell cars in Maryland, including Tesla, GM, Ford, and Toyota.
6. Massachusetts: Massachusetts’ EV mandate requires that 30% of new passenger cars sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles by 2030. This mandate applies to all manufacturers that sell cars in Massachusetts, including Tesla, GM, Ford, and Toyota.
7. Minnesota: Minnesota’s EV mandate requires that 15% of new passenger cars sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles by 2030. This mandate applies to all manufacturers that sell cars in Minnesota, including Tesla, GM, Ford, and Toyota.
8. New Jersey: New Jersey’s EV mandate requires that 25% of new passenger cars sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles by 2030. This mandate applies to all manufacturers that sell cars in New Jersey, including Tesla, GM, Ford, and Toyota.
9. New York: New York’s EV mandate requires that 10% of new passenger cars sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles by 2025. This mandate applies to all manufacturers that sell cars in New York, including Tesla, GM, Ford, and Toyota.
10. Oregon: Oregon’s EV mandate requires that 20% of new passenger cars sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles by 2025. This mandate applies to all manufacturers that sell cars in Oregon, including Tesla, GM, Ford, and Toyota.
11. Rhode Island: Rhode Island’s EV mandate requires that 30% of new passenger cars sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles by 2030. This mandate applies to all manufacturers that sell cars in Rhode Island, including Tesla, GM, Ford, and Toyota.
12. Vermont: Vermont’s EV mandate requires that 15% of new passenger cars sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles by 2025. This mandate applies to all manufacturers that sell cars in Vermont, including Tesla, GM, Ford, and Toyota.
13. Virginia: Virginia’s EV mandate requires that 10% of new passenger cars sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles by 2025. This mandate applies to all manufacturers that sell cars in Virginia, including Tesla, GM, Ford, and Toyota.
14. Washington: Washington’s EV mandate requires that 15% of new passenger cars sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles by 2025. This mandate applies to all manufacturers that sell cars in Washington, including Tesla, GM, Ford, and Toyota.
15. Delaware: Delaware’s EV mandate requires that 15% of new passenger cars sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles by 2030. This mandate applies to all manufacturers that sell cars in Delaware, including Tesla, GM, Ford, and Toyota.
16. Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania’s EV mandate requires that 10% of new passenger cars sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles by 2030. This mandate applies to all manufacturers that sell cars in Pennsylvania, including Tesla, GM, Ford, and Toyota
• Biden Administration: In 2021, the Biden Administration proposed a national EV mandate that would require 50% of new passenger cars sold in the United States to be zero-emission vehicles by 2030. The mandate would apply to all manufacturers that sell cars in the United States, including Tesla, GM, Ford, and Toyota.
• G7 Leaders’ Declaration: In 2021, the G7 leaders agreed to work towards a common goal of ensuring that all new cars and vans sold in the G7 by 2035 are zero-emission vehicles
If EV’s were so great they wouldn’t need the very long list of subsidies and mandates you list. EV’s are NOT new technology. They’ve been around since automobiles were created, but they failed in the market. Now government has decided they are “green” and is forcing them on us.