Despite Huge Budget Shortfall, Newsom To Spend $1.4 Billion On EV Charging Stations
by Joel B. Pollak Dec 16, 2024
The State of California, which is suffering from massive budget deficits, will spend $1.4 billion to expand a network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to assist drivers of the cars that Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to require by 2035. [emphasis, links added]
As Breitbart News noted earlier this week, Newsom’s EV mandate is in trouble, with sales falling far below targets.
In addition, as the Los Angeles Times reported, Newsom is raising eyebrows by continuing to propose new spending — even though the state is suffering under massive budget deficits despite lavish coronavirus relief from the federal government under President Joe Biden’s inflationary American Rescue Plan, which he signed on taking office in 2021.
But the state is determined to push the EV mandate, as the Washington Post reported on Thursday:
https://climatechangedispatch.com/despite-huge-budget-shortfall-newsom-to-spend-1-4-billion-on-ev-charging-stations/
