California has made its historic decision to outlaw the sale of new cars that run on gas or diesel after 2035. But putting millions of green-energy vehicles on the road poses challenges and concerns that some experts say could complicate the state’s decision.
Among them: that electric cars will be too expensive, charging stations won’t be plentiful, and an all-electric fleet will put additional pressure on the state’s fragile power grid.
The grid’s vulnerability became painfully apparent during two nights of rolling blackouts in the August 2020 heatwave — and near blackouts in July 2021.
