Majority of Virginians are against electric vehicle mandate: Poll

While some Virginians weren’t previously aware of their state’s mandate to only sell electric vehicles after 2035, most are against it.

A December poll from Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy, Inc. found that 57% of those polled wanted the Virginia General Assembly to repeal the mandate, compared to 30% who thought it should remain and 13% who were not sure. Almost half of respondents were unaware of the mandate prior to participating in the survey.

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Out of the group that was aware of the mandate, 68% of people were against it, and a quarter were in favor of it. Among those previously unaware, 35% were for the mandate, and 45% were against it.

Democratic respondents were most likely to be for the mandate at 38% but still had a group of 45% that wanted it repealed. Almost three-quarters of Republican respondents were against the mandate, along with 54% of independent respondents.

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A total of 625 registered voters were involved in the poll, which had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

The mandate from the State Air Pollution Control Board passed during former Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam’s term, and it is a copy of California’s ban on gas-powered vehicles by 2035. The General Assembly failed last year to implement legislation that would have blocked the mandate.