Falling prices, longer range are making EVs more popular, but challenges remain
If it seems like there are more Teslas, Chevy Bolts and electric Ford Mustangs on freeways and in driveways across California, there’s a reason for that. There are.
“The technology is improving so rapidly and becoming more affordable,” said Simon Mui, director of clean car programs at the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group in San Francisco. “It’s like the movement from landlines to cell phones, which happened fast.” Last year, the two top-selling new passenger vehicles in California were both electric, the Tesla Y and Tesla Model 3. According to the, there were 87,257 Tesla Y SUVs sold in California last year — twice the number of new Ford F-Series pickup trucks sold. And there were 78,934 new Tesla Model 3 sedans sold — more than all the new Honda Civics and Toyota Corollas combined.
The auto industry, which has 115 models of electric vehicles for sale in California now, up from 46 in 2019, did not oppose the new rules, which were ordered by Gov. Gavin Newsom as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and smog. But industry officials say they want the state to regularly review vehicle costs, availability of battery materials, and charging stations to see if the targets will need to be adjusted.
The first-in-the-nation rules won’t ban gasoline-powered cars already on the road. Nor will they prohibit the sale of used ones after 2035.
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