ENERGY NEWS NETWORK • November 8, 2020
Electric transportation will be a challenge in rural states like Maine, but advocates point to incentives and policy changes that can speed the transition. Technology is advancing more rapidly than policy supports for vehicle electrification, but Maine’s clean energy law could force the latter to catch up. Transportation accounts for 54% of Maine’s greenhouse gas emissions, with light-duty cars and trucks contributing the most. Reaching state targets for reduced emissions will require that somewhere between half and 90% of cars and light-duty trucks on the road be electric by 2050.