We’ve been saying it for years: Massachusetts’s rigid electric truck mandate was never going to work—not for small businesses, not for municipalities, and certainly not for working people trying to do their jobs.
Now, Beacon Hill is admitting it
 Earlier today, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) officially delayed enforcement of the state’s electric truck sales requirements—just days after we called on Governor Healey to follow Maryland’s lead in rolling back similar mandates.
 This is a victory—not just for common sense, but for every small business owner, local official, and working family that would have been forced to bear the costs of an unworkable policy. And it’s a direct result of sustained pressure from MassFiscal and supporters like you.
If the mandate had gone into effect as planned, it would have triggered severe supply shortages, skyrocketing costs, and made it nearly impossible for businesses or even local governments to find the vehicles they are forced to buy. From snow plows and garbage trucks to delivery vehicles and construction rigs, critical services would have been delayed and disrupted. Many tradespeople would have faced the impossible choice of either shutting down or spending tens of thousands more on vehicles that didn’t meet their needs—all to comply with a policy written in California, not Massachusetts
 In March, the Fiscal Alliance Foundation published a short video demonstrating how this mandate is hurting Massachusetts businesses and consumers. Watch their video here.
But let’s be clear:
 A delay is not a solution. Unless state leaders scrap these California-style mandates and replace them with practical, goal-based policies, we’ll be right back in this mess in another year or two.
We won this round, but the fight isn’t over.
 Our message is gaining traction—Maryland’s delay led to Massachusetts’s delay and the growing momentum in other states all show that the tide is turning. Let’s keep pushing.
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