The weather certainly has been up and down this spring and depending on your perspective, rain may actually be a good thing. But in a few years, the mud holes and swamps you like to drive through with your ATV or dirt bike may sound a little different.
A new law will require ATV's and other off-road vehicles to be powered by electricity (batteries) not gas!
The bill is sponsored by Sen. Pete Harckham (and Assemblyman Kevin Cahill, A.4302). It also mandates that all off-road vehicles and equipment sold or leased in New York be zero-emission by 2035. Medium and heavy-duty vehicles have an extra 10 years to get into compliance – their deadline is 2045. And finally, the bill directs the state to develop a comprehensive plan to guide the transition to an all–electric transportation sector.