Connecticut Governor Halts Plan to Phase out New Gas Car Sales by 2035

Facing bipartisan opposition, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont’s plan to require all new cars sold in his state to be “zero-emission” electric vehicles by 2035 has fallen apart. The governor’s office conceded on Monday that it lacked the votes to advance the proposed EV mandate through the state Legislature’s Regulations Review Committee, which consists of an equal number of Republicans and Democrats. Since Republican lawmakers have promised to strike down the governor’s plan, the lack of supporting votes means that at least one of their Democrat colleagues shared their concern about the price tag of the plan, which would involve spending billions of taxpayers’ dollars to upgrade the state’s electric grid and install charging stations across the state....