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Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers joins coalition seeking to halt Biden Administration's electric vehicle mandate

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers joins coalition seeking to halt Biden Administration's electric vehicle mandate
BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. QUANECIA. THANKS. NEBRASKA ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE HILGERS JOINS TWO DOZEN OTHER STATES TRYING TO STOP THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATE. THE LAWSUIT SEEKS TO BLOCK A NEW RULE FROM THE EPA THAT WOULD PUT EMISSION STANDARDS ON PASSENGER CARS, LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS AND MEDIUM DUTY VEHICLES. HILGERS SAYS, QUOTE, AMERICANS SHOULD BE FREE TO CHOOSE WHAT CAR THEY BUY AT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S NEW EMISSION STANDARDS WILL FORCE AMERICANS LOOKING FOR A NEW CAR TO BUY ELECTRIC VEHICLES. NEBRAS
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Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers joins coalition seeking to halt Biden Administration's electric vehicle mandate
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers joins 24 other states suing to half the Biden Administration's electric vehicle mandate.The 25-state coalition's suit, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals, seeks to block a new Environmental Protection Agency rule, which imposes emissions standards on passenger cars, light-duty trucks and medium-duty vehicles.“Americans should be free to choose what car they buy. Yet the Biden Administration’s new emissions standards will force Americans looking for a new car to buy electric vehicles,” Hilgers said in a statement. READ MORE: Nebraska's Jim Pillen joins governors opposing federal mandate for electric vehiclesNebraska joined the lawsuit with Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. UNL tests electric vehicles against road barriersClick here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers joins 24 other states suing to half the Biden Administration's electric vehicle mandate.

The 25-state coalition's suit, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals, seeks to block a new Environmental Protection Agency rule, which imposes emissions standards on passenger cars, light-duty trucks and medium-duty vehicles.

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“Americans should be free to choose what car they buy. Yet the Biden Administration’s new emissions standards will force Americans looking for a new car to buy electric vehicles,” Hilgers said in a statement.

READ MORE: Nebraska's Jim Pillen joins governors opposing federal mandate for electric vehicles

Nebraska joined the lawsuit with Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

UNL tests electric vehicles against road barriers

Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7