Minnesota car dealers are taking new legal action to stop Gov. Tim Walz's "clean car" rules, a central part of the state's climate change strategy.
Modeled after California's standards, the new rules will require automakers to deliver more all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to Minnesota so buyers have more to choose from on the sales lot. The state hopes that will speed the transition to electric vehicles and reduce pollution from transportation, the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Minnesota. The requirements take effect Jan. 1, 2024, for 2025 models.
The Minnesota Auto Dealers Association has long opposed the rules as regulatory overreach, fearing dealers will get stuck with unsold inventory that they will have to buy themselves.
