How much would YOU pay to save the planet?

 If you live in California, you better be prepared 

to pay through your eye teeth, brother...  

2,100,000 charging stations and a couple dozen nuclear power plants to power 'em up. 

That's a GREAT way to save the planet. Galvin...

California's air regulators are set to vote on a policy that would ban the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035 and although this an effort to fight climate change, the plan means consumers will have to spend around $20,000 more to purchase a new electric vehicle - an amount that could be out of reach for more than half of the state's residents who are in the middle to low income brackets.

The average price for a new electric vehicle in the US recently rose to $66,000, a more than 13 percent increase year over year, compared to the $43,338 for one that runs on gas. According to Kelley Blue Book, the cost of EVs is 'well above industry average and more aligned with luxury prices versus mainstream prices.'

Along with costs, the state is still lacking in charging stations - it has 73,000 and will need 1.2 million by 2030, according to a report from the California Energy Commission (CEC).

 

 

If you do live in Fruitluoopia and live anywhere 100 miles or so north of San Francisco, be prepared to only get around 100 miles per charge in the winter - and that's only IF the car starts at all. There are cold-weather implications with the batteries, aren't there? You'd be better off with one of these:

 

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If you've been thinking of getting something from 

my wife's Jewelry Collection, now's the best time. 

 

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