{"id":2214081,"date":"2024-04-05T18:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T22:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexico-denies-automakers-push-for-ev-mandate-pause-as-rules-are-challenged\/"},"modified":"2024-04-05T18:38:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T22:38:34","slug":"new-mexico-denies-automakers-push-for-ev-mandate-pause-as-rules-are-challenged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexico-denies-automakers-push-for-ev-mandate-pause-as-rules-are-challenged\/","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico rejects automakers&#8217; request to halt EV mandate amidst legal challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-mexico-denies-automakers-push-for-ev-mandate-pause-as-rules-are-challenged%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2214081&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New Mexico regulators denied automotive dealers&#8217; request to halt a mandate limiting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-climate-agenda-wont-replace-jobs-it-seeks-to-kill-separate-ap-wapo-fact-checks-suggest\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Climate Agenda Won\u2019t Replace Jobs It Seeks To Kill, Separate AP, WaPo Fact-Checks Suggest\">electric vehicle<\/a> sales. The state&#8217;s Environmental Improvement \u2064Board&#8217;s 4-1 decision was\u2062 made as\u2064 the New Mexico Automotive Dealers Association aims to challenge the mandate in the state\u2064 Court of \u200cAppeals. Governor\u200c Michelle Lujan Grisham\u2063 advocates\u2063 for more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-buy-american-clean-energy-conundrum\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s \u2018Buy American\u2019 Clean Energy Conundrum\">electric vehicles<\/a>\u2062 to \u2064reduce emissions, but concerns \u200cabout infrastructure and affordability persist.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New Mexico<\/a> regulators denied <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/auto-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>automotive dealers<\/a>\u2019 request to pause a mandate that would put a quota on the number of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/electric-vehicles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>electric vehicles<\/a> sold.<\/p>\n<p>The 4-1 decision by the members of the state Environmental Improvement Board comes as the New Mexico Automotive Dealers Association pursues to challenge the mandate before the state Court of Appeals, according to the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/new-mexico-clean-car-rules-auto-dealers-31e4400d45cc278604c5e99bdd27ffa2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Associated Press<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to curb emissions and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-debunking-climate-change-hysteria\/\" title=\"SHAPIRO: Debunking Climate Change Hysteria\">mitigate climate change<\/a>, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) has pushed for more electric vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">car dealers<\/a> and others are concerned that the mandates for zero-emission vehicles will\u00a0negatively affect rural communities that lack electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Republicans in the legislative minority have called the move \u201cimpractical,\u201d considering the long ranges people have to drive in New Mexico \u2014 the fifth-largest state by area.<\/p>\n<p>Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren told the outlet of his concerns about the affordability of vehicles to members of Navajo communities. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbb.com\/car-advice\/how-much-electric-car-cost\/#:~:text=Electric%20cars%20generally%20cost%20more,gas%2Dpowered%20vehicles%20at%20%2448%2C334.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kelley Blue Book<\/a>, the average price for an electric vehicle was $53,469 in July 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The mandate requires that by 2026, 43% of new passenger cars and light-duty trucks sold at auto dealerships must be zero-emission vehicles. Of new commercial heavy-duty trucks, 15% must be zero-emission. And by 2032, 80% of cars that manufacturers ship to the state must be zero-emissions. The mandates have garnered the praise of environmentalists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese standards are poised to slash harmful tailpipe pollution and save lives as they make New Mexico households, businesses, and economy less tethered to volatile and costly gasoline that damages our climate,\u201d a statement from advocacy group New Mexico Clean Air <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/new-mexico-clean-car-rules-auto-dealers-31e4400d45cc278604c5e99bdd27ffa2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, federal regulators\u00a0relaxed limits on tailpipes when electric vehicle sales began to slow.<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Garcia with Garcia Automotive Group pointed out that Toyota, Honda, and Ford have announced cutbacks in EV spending.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is clear that this rule has far-reaching effects beyond air quality and will impact every New Mexican socially and economically, not just car dealers and the thousands of employees in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-silent-after-ford-ditches-ohio-for-mexico\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Silent After Ford Ditches Ohio For Mexico\">automotive industry<\/a>,\u201d Garcia said in written testimony. \u201cThe economic implications this rule forces on all New Mexicans will cause irreparable harm to many.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics also say that tax incentives for electric vehicles are income-restricted, capped at prices that exclude most of the market.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Mexico regulators rejected automotive dealers&#8217; plea to delay a mandate imposing quotas on electric vehicle sales. 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