Power outages caused by ongoing wildfires in California are raising concerns among electric vehicle (EV) owners that they may not be able to power their cars during evacuations.
Despite President Joe Biden and Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom's push to promote EVs, many Americans still experience “range anxiety,” meaning they run out of charge before reaching their destination. Drivers are reluctant to purchase cars because they are worried that they may charging station. Currently, more than 100,000 people have been evacuated and are evacuated over a wide area. power outage deadline In response to the ongoing inferno, California EV owners are expressing concern that their electric vehicles could threaten their ability to escape a fire. According to In the Los Angeles Times. (Related article: 'Excuses go viral': California Democrats pave way for 'Big One' takeover of Los Angeles)
Matthew Butterick, a Los Angeles lawyer who lives near Griffith Park, told the Times that gas-powered cars “can be evacuated on any road in any direction and refueled when needed.” “EV stations along the evacuation route will see long lines and delays, but not at gas stations. Also, the power grid may not be available. Utilities are trying to prevent fires from occurring. Also turn off to avoid legal liability. Perhaps this is the future for all of Hill Country.”
Berkeley resident Val Cipollone, who owns an all-electric Nissan Leaf, echoed Baterick's concerns to the Times. [after a disaster]. I thought all I had to do was drive to work. But maybe I'll have to go further. ”
According to the newspaper, Cipollone is currently planning to replace his EV with a hybrid vehicle.
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California guided The United States will introduce EVs in 2023, with 1.1 million EVs in use and the highest number of EVs per capita at 3,026 per 100,000 people. Washington state was the second state to adopt EVs, with 1,805 EVs per 100,000 people, more than 40% behind California.
The Biden administration is spearheading the EV push, offering $7,500 tax credits and tens of billions of dollars in subsidies to automakers to retrofit factories to accommodate EV production. The White House also introduced stricter tailpipe emissions standards, effectively mandating that about 67% of all light vehicles sold after the 2032 model year be electric vehicles (EVs) or hybrids.
The Newsom administration also partnered with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in December to support efforts to promote EV adoption. prohibit Sell new gasoline-powered vehicles in the state by 2035.
CARB also requires the federal Environmental Protection Agency to require states to transition 100% of their truck fleets to zero-emission models starting in 2024 and 100% of their truck fleets by 2035. It had requested an exemption that would require it to be zero-emissions. But California regulators withdrew the request on Wednesday.
Demand for EVs is increasing despite strict regulations and subsidies loosened Revenue growth last year was only 31% in 1H 2024, down from 50% in 1H 2023, and 71% in 1H 2022. Additionally, in a June Associated Press poll from the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the University of Chicago Energy Policy Institute, 46% of respondents said they were “unlikely” or “very unlikely” to purchase an EV. and only 21% purchased it. It can vary “very” or “very”.
“Even after pouring money into EVs and paying taxes to the public to basically drive these cars off the lot, there is still no evidence that (1) there isn’t enough demand to support the production numbers, or (2) that we don’t have to pay for them. People who bought it want to go back to what they had,” O.H. Skinner, executive director of Consumers Union and former Arizona attorney general, previously told DCNF.
Newsom's office did not respond to a request for comment.
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