With the outcry over tolling on Interstate 66, owners of hybrid vehicles see an opportunity for a modification of the program that used to allow them an exemption. With all the ruckus over the record-setting tolls, Scott thinks this may be the time to persuade the state to continue granting an exemption — but for the next generation of fuel-efficient vehicles. “What if we change the deal and update the deal?” Scott said in an interview. “What if we reset the bar in terms of another important public-policy priority — reducing [greenhouse gas] emissions?”[Did Virginia Gov. He said he once found himself chatting with state Sen. Jill Vogel (R-Fauquier) at a cocktail party and told her that his vote depended on one issue: the continuation of an exemption for hybrid vehicles.

Source: Washington Post December 16, 2017 12:00 UTC