All Electric by 2035?

Our boy Newsom and the states Dems have decided that California will be completely off fossil fuels to move cars and trucks by 2035. Isn't that great!

The problem is that the only steps that the state is taking to make that happen is to place exorbitant taxes on gasoline and diesel in addition to limiting any production of fossil fuels. That will indeed drive some people to move away from gas and into buying Tesla's and other electric vehicles.

The question then arises. How is the power grid going to supply the enormous energy that will be demanded when 10% of the nations autos start sucking on it to recharge batteries every evening? As shown in the following chart, California has, by far, the largest number of automobiles in the USA.

 

 California has the largest number of EVs but it is almost insignificant compared to the total number of cars.

 

 

 

The necessary growth in the EV market to meet the states goals will have to be phenomenal.

That is in addition to the ever increasing demand for power as homes with air conditioners and other electrical electrical appliances are built. And, residences aren't the only consumers of electricity. They make up only about a third of the demand for power. Note that transportation takes only a tiny bit at the moment.

Over the years there has been an ever increasing consumption of energy and there is no reason to believe that this trend will reverse.

The state is taking no steps toward building additional power plants, in fact they have practically outlawed the building of such faculties.   We experience rolling black outs every summer when the air conditioners kick in. What's going to happen when you add all the
recharging cars and trucks to the mix. Likely a complete failure of the power grid. 

The only source of power that stands a chance of meeting the power demands, and is not powered by fossil fuels is nuclear. And, the liberals that run the state are dead set against that.  A look at how the power is being generated of the last few years shows that most of the current power grid is supported by fossil fuels. 

They will probably give us the song and dance about how solar and wind power will do the trick. But, study after study has shown that wind and solar power will not do it. The above graph shows that we have a long way to go to meet our power demands from renewable sources. On top of that, mining and processing of the rare earth that is required to build solar panels is an environmental disaster.  We are already seeing the havoc that wind mills cause where they are being used. They are a danger to birds and the offshore ones seem to be having an effect on whales.  After all, there is no such thing as a free lunch.

So what we have is another pie in the sky flight of fancy from the left. The problem is, they are going to start passing legislation and regulations with idea of making that happen. I see a mass exodus from California over the next 20 years.

 

Dems must be insane

There is an old saying that if you do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result you must be insane. 

California Democrats grumble about high taxes, repressive  regulations, highest gas prices in the country, high coast of living, high crime in it's big cities, the homeless, and a number of other things, but they go to the ballot box every 2 years and re-elect the very people that causes all these problems to start with.

Some of them even leave the state to head for the greener pastures of the Red states, Texas for instance, and what do they do? They are over joyed to get away from all the problems of California, but they take their voting habits with them and proceed to try to make their new abode just like California. 

The Democrats deserve what they voted for. The problem is that they drag the Republicans along with them.