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As EV Sales Collapse, California To Spend $1.9B More On Charging Stations
« on: February 17, 2024, 08:17:47 am »
WRITTEN BY KENNETH SCHRUPP ON FEB 16, 2024. POSTED IN NEWS AND OPINION

As EV Sales Collapse, California To Spend $1.9B More On Charging Stations

California Governor Gavin Newsom is pushing ahead with $1.9 billion in state spending on a public electric vehicle charging network as EV sales plummet.

The state aims to build 40,000 chargers, compared to the just over 10,000 EV fast chargers it currently has. [emphasis, links added]


“Our clean transportation future is here with more than 1 in 4 new cars sold in our state being electric. That’s why California is building a bigger and better zero-emission charging network – the most extensive in the nation,” said Newsom in a statement.

Should the state spend the allocated $1.7 billion out of the $1.9 billion on 30,000 chargers, each charger will cost nearly $60,000.

California EV sales fell 10% in the last quarter of 2023 compared to the previous quarter, and another 3% in the quarter before that after skyrocketing over the prior decade.

https://climatechangedispatch.com/as-ev-sales-collapse-california-to-spend-1-9b-more-on-charging-stations/
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Re: As EV Sales Collapse, California To Spend $1.9B More On Charging Stations
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2024, 08:19:28 am »
The only people more stupid than Mejifornia politicians are military flag officers so may the machines can be sold to the military for a "respectful" profit.
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