Governor Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) hopes for GOP victories in the state legislature in the 2023 election as he eyes a path to end Virginia’s electric vehicle (EV) mandate.
Under Democratic Governor Ralph Northam, Virginia joined 16 other states in adhering to California’s air quality standards designed to push EV sales while ending the sale of new gas-powered vehicles. A spokeswoman for Youngkin said Monday that the mandate “defies common sense” and has had poor results in California, The Washington Examiner reported.
“It defies common sense that Democrats in Virginia have continued to outsource decision-making on energy policy,” Youngkin spokeswoman Macaulay Porter told the Examiner. “California’s requirements for their citizens should not be a one-size-fits-all solution for Virginia.”
Virginia Democrats blocked an at …