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O’Neill added that the cost of EVs will drop as auto dealers expand their markets in the state and that the electric grid can be upgraded with federal climate change funds.

  Christina O’Neill, an environmental planner from Wolcott, supported the proposal. “This is a common sense move for Connecticut that will mitigate climate change, reduce air pollution and serve the public good,” she said.  “The American Lung Association gave half of Connecticut’s counties an F for high-ozone days,” she said. “One in every 10 adults in Connecticut has asthma. A recent report by the state DEEP found that transportation is the leading sector in greenhouse gas emissions. These scary statistics are billowing from the tailpipes of our gas-powered cars.” John Overhiser of Southbury also spoke in favor of the regulations. “Many automakers have already decided to phase out internal combustion cars by 2035. That makes a lot of this opposition sort of moot,” he said. “And also the fact that our electricity generated to power these cars has the opportunity to get cleaner as the grid gets cleaner , and some of the best ways to power your car is with solar energy from your own roof
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Rothenberger said Connecticut has not met the national air-quality standards for ozone. He said there are myths being spread about the rules.

  Rothenberger said Connecticut has not met the national air-quality standards for ozone. He said there are myths being spread about the rules. “These regulations do not act as a ban on gasoline vehicles,” he said. “What they do is they require increasing percentages of so-called zero-emission vehicles to be sold into the Connecticut marketplace, including hybrid electric vehicles, which are part of this regulation.” “There should be no fear about whether this is achievable,” Rothenberger said. “Indeed, all you have to do is ask the manufacturers of these vehicles, all of whom have announced quite aggressive plans to achieve full electrification of their fleets.”  As of July 1, EV registrations in Connecticut are up 20% since Jan. 1, and 42% since July 1, 2022, according to data from the state Department of Motor Vehicles.  According to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the rule would require 90% cleaner emissions from internal combustion engines and that all
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