BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 24, 2022
With the transportation sector accounting for more than half of greenhouse gas emissions here, broad adoption of electric vehicles is also central to the state’s climate goals. Under Gov. Janet Mills, the state has set ambitious targets including having 219,000 electric passenger vehicles on the road by 2030 as part of an effort to reduce emissions 45 %. Electric vehicle sales have shot up in recent years as the state has upped financial incentives and installed charging infrastructure. But recent global supply chain problems have forced Mainers into long waits and it poses a challenge as the state looks to increase the number of electric vehicles on the road here sixfold in the next few years.