Apparently the Governor of California is as dumb as a post.
...Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order in 2020 mandating that all new passenger cars and light trucks sold in California starting in 2035 must be zero-emission vehicles.
The report argues that the mandate will create energy shortages in California.
It found that nearly two-thirds of the state's electricity comes from sources the state does not consider renewable. It also found that the state will need to increase its electricity generation by 20.2% to comply with the EV mandate.
However, the state may actually need more, as the report does not factor in prohibitions on the sale of different gas-powered items.
Additionally, the report said that the state must increase its alternative energy supply by 86% to comply with the electric vehicle mandate....
Summarily: California will be about 20% short of the electric power needed to keep the lights on and the cars running in 2025. This was not a calculation requiring a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, but it's a calculation that Newsom couldn't make. Hell, he couldn't even make a phone call to a random utility exec.
Yup. He's dumb. Really dumb.
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