Gov. Kristi Noem has joined other Republican governors in opposing federal mandates on electric vehicles.
The Biden administration’s current mandate requires that two-thirds of all vehicles on the road must be electric by 2023.
Noem, along with 15 other governors, are asking the White House to remove the mandate, citing a lack of infrastructure to support battery electric vehicles.
The governors also want to see consumers drive the vehicle market rather than government mandates.
The full opposition letter can be found here.