PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 24, 2022
Electric cars are a great option now. In the past year, you have seen an increase in natural disasters. Climate change is here now. Fifty-four percent of the greenhouse gasses produced in Maine come from gas powered vehicles (Maine DEP January 2020) If you are buying a car, consider an EV. Gas is up about 30 percent since last year. Being concerned about global warming, I bought my EV in 2020 and love this quiet, peppy car. I got a $2,500 rebate from Efficiency Maine and a $7,500 federal tax credit. With these, the price of my car was similar to a gas car. My EV needs less maintenance and no oil changes. Ask your representatives to support a price on carbon. If we can get our legislators to act on the climate crisis it will help the world a lot. ~ Nancy Hasenfus, Brunswick