
ST.PAUL – The Minnesota Court of Appeals hears arguments Thursday on a legal challenge to the Walz administration’s “Clean Cars” rules which are patterned after California standards to increase the number of electric vehicles in the state. The Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association is suing.
Association President Scott Lambert says they’re not opposed to electric vehicles and dealerships are preparing for them, but a supply mandate is a backward way to go.
He says under the rules Minnesota will have to keep piling up more and more electric cars on dealers’ lots, “whether there are customers for those vehicles or not.”
Walz administration officials argue Minnesota must do its part to stem global warming. The plan requires manufacturers and dealers to supply more electric vehicles for the Minnesota marketplace and will take effect in 2024 with the 2025 model year.
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