Sometimes, my ability to foresee the future via the quips I make at Legal Insurrection scares me.

Legal Insurrection readers will recall my continuing saga of the collapse of the state’s California-style electric vehicle (EV) mandates.

In the summer of 2024, I reported that Connecticut opted to forgo adopting these requirements. Additionally, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin paused his state’s EV mandate at the end of the year.

Just last month, Maryland’s governor delayed its sad attempt to be East Coast California via a similar mandate. More recently, Vermont Governor Phil Scott issued an executive order halting the enforcement of the state’s EV sales mandate.