Colorado auto dealers may have more electric vehicles in their lots next next January, if the state Air Quality Control Commission approves a deal announced late Monday.
Colorado auto dealers may have more electric vehicles in their lots next next January, if the state Air Quality Control Commission approves a deal announced late Monday.
The Colorado Department of Transportation, the Colorado Energy Office, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and the Association of Global Automakers struck a deal on the state’s plan to adopt California’s zero-emission vehicle mandate. The deal comes after an earlier attempt failed last month.
California has stricter emissions standards than the federal government. If Colorado adopts that standard, auto manufacturers here would be required to make electric cars account for almost 5% of their vehicles for sale by 2023.
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