Vermont passed the Advanced Clean Car and Advanced Clean Truck Rule in 2022. This regulation requires 35% of the new cars delivered to Vermont to be battery-electric or plug-in electric hybrids. This ramps up to 100% of new cars in 2035. See chart below.
This is impossible. In fact, it will "take a miracle," according to the auto manufacturers. Only 12% of new vehicles sold in Vermont in 2024 are plug-ins, according to the Vermont Vehicle Index. Manufacturers who want to ship vehicles with combustion engines to Vermont will have to pay fines or fees. Or they could lower allocation, which means fewer choices for consumers and fewer sales for Vermont’s vehicle sellers.