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The executive order to ban ICE equipped vehicle starting in 2035 - is just an executive order (not a law). It's a worthy goal overshadowed by political ambitions.
First - a few facts.
Between 1982 and 1998, California’s agency land managers burned, on average, about 30,000 acres a year. Between 1999 and 2017, that number dropped to an annual 13,000 acres. The state passed a few new laws in 2018 designed to facilitate more intentional burning.
However, no one's wants intentional burns to prevent larger ones.
To help the electric grid, intentional burns need to continue.
Arbitrary deadlines tend to change over time. There will be lawsuits and modifications, including bringing your own car from another state. The first likely law suit will be filed by an organization which will challenge the order because it discriminates low income residents who can only afford a less expensive, used ICE equipped vehicle.
California will need more charging stations, incentives for home owners to install chargers. One way to accomplish it: partner with US Postal Service and install chargers in USPS owned parking lots, creating a revenue stream. This also means partnering with the Federal Government.
This executive order isn't what it should be: a thoughtful, integrated policy statement.
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