It s the way those goals are accomplished that makes it hard to jump on board.
Gov. Tim Walz wants more Minnesotans to buy electric and hybrid vehicles, which would be good for Minnesota and help at least a little in addressing climate change. And we are late adopters, in the state and in the country.
But it s generally a good idea when you want a change in a marketplace to provide some incentives. Clean Cars Minnesota is a proposal by a regulator, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). And regulators only make and enforce rules.
Those rules, which follow California s on emissions, are aimed at car manufacturers, but it s Minnesota s car dealers who are doing the worrying.