The Hochul Administration Green rule, which requires 35% of 2026 model cars sold in the state to be “emission-free,” is an unrealistic bust, car dealers claim.
Advance Clean Cars II Mandate seeks that all cars will be free of fossil fuel emissions by 2035, ratcheting every year.
But a New York car dealer said the deadline for achieving its goal of leading a driver to run a gas-powered car into an electric vehicle is an empty pie.
“The deadline doesn't match reality,” said Jack Way Dinder, chairman of the Greater Auto Building Dealers Association in New York, which owns the Cadillac dealerships in Great Neck.
“Dealers want to extend deadlines so they don't destroy the market,” he said.
The industry “doesn't exist yet” because the rules will require a large number of new electric vehicles, and there are not enough charging stations in operation.
“Infrastructure is not ready for these ambitious deadlines,” he said.
Guelcher said the Automobile Bureau he reviewed shows that between 8% and 9% of new registered cars have no battery electricity or emissions, and there is no way the 35% dict order will be met next year.
The state Department of Environmental Protection said electric vehicles account for just a small amount of car sales.
“Setting environmental sustainability goals is commendable, but hitting 35% will be impossible. Consumers are holding bags. Demand for zero-emission vehicles is year-on-year It's unrealistic to assume a 300% increase,” Guelcher said.
“New York has to pump the brakes with the ACC II, and consumers and car dealers are relying on it.”
He said $7,500 in federal tax credits for consumers to buy emission vehicles could be drained under a Congress controlled by President Trump and the Republican Party.
Consumers could end up paying more, he warned.
“For car dealers who are forced to order more zero-emission vehicles, there will be fewer gas-powered vehicles in the lot and the prices for the remaining gas-powered vehicles will rise,” Guelcher said.
“When gas-powered vehicles run out of stock, local consumers are forced to either not need the car or choose to go out of state to buy it,” he added. . “Most of them choose the latter.”
The DEC, which oversees the program to transition from gas-powered energy vehicles to clean energy vehicles, defended the mandate.
“New York State is working with all stakeholders to help ensure a smooth transition to electric vehicles in the state for the health, environmental and economic benefits New Yorkers offer. ” said December in a statement.
“The advanced Clean Cars II regulations do not apply to consumers or dealers, but only to manufacturers. Manufacturers have a variety of available flexibility, with around 10% EV sales rather than 35%. You need to achieve that.”
Agents will continue to obtain the most accurate information from New York's Congressional delegations, manufacturers, dealers and other stakeholders to alleviate “pollution reduction” and “potential compliance burdens.” I stated.
In his January 5 response to Gelcher, interim DEC commissioner Shawn Mahal said that abolishing the Green Car dict order “provokes confusion” rather than the certainty that car manufacturers want, saying, ” He said that doing so would violate the state's climate change laws.
He also said that the cost of electric vehicles is currently at parity parity with gas-powered vehicles.
The state has over 15,000 charging stations, and the commissioner pointed out that most drivers charge cars from home.
The 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act aims to achieve 100% zero carbon emissions by 2040, and by reducing gas emissions by 40% by 2030, the state and its energy producers. and demands that consumers stay away from fossil fuels.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and the democratic-led council also ban gas stoves, furnaces and propane heating in new buildings. In December, Hochul extended the state's fracking ban by banning new technologies using carbon dioxide to extract natural gas.
Frustration with Green Car's mandate increased 11.4% amid rage over Condison's demand to jack up electricity bills and sent gas prices up 13.3% to 3.6 million customers, Hochul said she said he was against it.
However, the utility giant was attributed to an increase in building clean energy infrastructure to comply with the state's climate laws.
Con Ed's proposed rate hike would cost $1,848 more per year on New Yorkers who withstand some inflation compared to five years ago, if approved.
