PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • December 20, 2023
A state environmental board has postponed a meeting scheduled for Thursday to consider electric vehicle sales mandates for Maine. The Board of Environmental Protection did not set a new date. It called off the meeting because of the statewide storm Monday that left hundreds of thousands of residents and businesses without power and made roads hazardous or impassable. Leading Democrats and Republicans in Maine have announced their opposition to the proposal to limit the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles and encourage more emissions-free electric vehicles. BEP members are considering regulations to limit the sale of new gas-powered vehicles.