DOVER — Delaware is continuing to push ahead with its transition from gas-powered vehicles to electric vehicles, starting with requiring that certain passenger vehicles owned by the state must be zero emission by 2040.
Gov. John Carney signed House Bill 9 requiring the state to gradually phase out its gas-powered cars over the next 16 years with 15% of all light-duty vehicles and passenger cars owned by the state clocking in at zero emission by 2026. That number increases in steps over the next 16 years, with half of all passenger and light duty vehicles to be net-zero emission by 2032 The bill does exempt law enforcement and emergency personnel, as well as school officials who have cars designated for take-home use.
HB 9was originally proposed in 2023 by Rep. Krista Griffith (D-Fairfax) but paused until it was passed out of the House Appropriations Committee this past summer, before progressing to …