CEA Applauds Gov. Youngkin and AG Miyares for Preserving Consumer Choice in Virginia’s Automotive Marketplace

In response to Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s and Attorney General Jason Miyares’ announcement that Virginia will not be adopting California’s car ban, Consumer Energy Alliance’s Southeast Executive Director Kevin Doyle issued the following statement:

“We applaud Governor Youngkin and Attorney General Miyares for endorsing consumer choice in Virginia’s automotive marketplace. Virginians should be able to purchase the vehicle that fits their mobility needs, not the needs of unelected California regulators by banning the purchase of new gas-powered cars and trucks.”

“For a fleet of 7.6 million electric vehicles in Virginia, this would have meant building four additional Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Farms to generate the necessary electricity this mandate would have required.”

CEA’s 2023 Freedom to Fuel: Consumer Choice in the Automotive Marketplace report details how electric vehicle mandates will force consumers into paying more in overall transportation costs and create potentially catastrophic pressure on the electric grid. It also examines key constraints that must be addressed by policymakers before widespread EV adoption can successfully occur, including infrastructure build-out, the ability of electric generation to meet increased demand and critical mineral scarcity.

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