Opinion: Electric vehicles aren’t a silver bullet for California’s clean energy future
For California to achieve a clean energy future, we need to rethink our transportation solutions. Electric vehicles alone are not the answer.
A recent migrant to Orange County, I spent my first year here car-free. That entailed walking or biking across highway entrances with no crossing light, waiting 15 minutes for Ubers, and taking an Amtrak to Los Angeles that would sometimes be 20 minutes late without warning. This Fourth of July, fireworks caused a wildfire on the tracks, leaving my train stranded for an hour. That’s when I caved and bought my first car.
Of the five most populated cities in the United States, Los Angeles ranks fourth in walkability, bikeability, and public transit — that’s not great. While some cities like San Francisco perform well in these categories, many score low across the board, leaving driving the only viable option. Midterm election results suggested that California voters aren’t all-in on electric vehicles either. 59% of voters struck down Prop. 30, a ballot measure to tax wealthy Californians to raise funds for EVs. The initiative was riddled with issues — even Gov. Gavin Newsom opposed it — but nonetheless, this rebuke of Prop. 30 indicates voters’ reservations about putting all our eggs in the EV basket.
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