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Lieutenant governor tells House Transportation electric heavy‑truck mandate will not work, urges postponement
3159298 · April 30, 2025
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Lieutenant Governor John Rogers told the committee that current mandates for electric heavy trucks are impractical for many businesses, citing range and payload limits and urging delay or repeal of the rulemaking.
Lieutenant Governor John Rogers told the House Transportation Committee on April 30 that mandates or aggressive timelines for electric heavy trucks will not work in many Vermont operations and should be postponed or repealed.
Rogers argued that electric heavy trucks are not ready to carry typical commercial loads and that batteries do not hold up under…
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