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Dealers aren’t enamored of EVs, Becker asserts, because they have fewer moving parts than conventional vehicles and therefore could break down less often, which might cut into service department revenue. Underlying Newsom’s order is an effort to provide the will. “We have to change the demand paradigm,” he says. “What we’re sending is a demand signal, by definition. The last piece of the puzzle for the automobile manufacturers is that they need the certainty that the demand will be there in the largest domestic auto market in America.”There’s no reason to doubt that Newsom’s order has the potential to remake the auto market in California and by extension the rest of the country.
As the technology matures — especially battery technology, which must improve to give EVs a driving range comparable to gasoline vehicles — EV prices will come down, possibly to the point where they don’t cost significantly more than gasoline vehicles. If and when California’s initiative takes root, charging stations should become almost as ubiquitous as gas stations today.
hiltzikm Boy, your columnists really need to get REAL jobs in the REAL world...instead of being goofballs living in an insular world. Good grief.
hiltzikm It’s our right to choose what we want to buy in our markets. From gas autos to junk food.
hiltzikm Narrator: God did not in fact give them this right
hiltzikm Sorry you cannot dictate what people can or cannot drive.
hiltzikm I see a number of problems with Newsom's plan. This isn't one of them.
hiltzikm I'm still waiting an a story documenting how automakers teamed up with oil companies to deny people cleaner vehicles.
hiltzikm God-given right? When did God give them that right?
hiltzikm No, driving is clearly stated as “a privilege” under California law .... nice try though
hiltzikm You can't even keep the lights on in California good luck charging your electric car in rolling blackouts.
hiltzikm Can we charge our cars and use AC without blackouts in the summer ?
hiltzikm At the other end of the spectrum are the 4 cyl racer boys with specialized mufflers that in the end make their cars sound like amplified f_rting sheep
hiltzikm So healthcare is NOT a God-given right, but the option to drive a gas-guzzler IS? 🤔