Public support for Gavin Newsoms EV mandate breaks down, and no wonder

It’s time for Gavin Newsom to send his electric-vehicle mandate to the junkyard.Public support has all but broken down for the governor’s 2020 executive order that by 2035, all new passenger cars and light trucks sold in California must be zero-emission.According to a recent survey by the Public Policy Institute of California, nearly two-thirds of state residents oppose Newsom’s EV decree.The misgivings span all regions of California and all political backgrounds: Democrat, Republican and independent.State residents want choice and affordability — not back-seat driving from Sacramento.Turns out: Californians enjoy feeling virtuous about climate change, and happily support radical green restrictions when they think others (e.g., “corporations”) are paying the price. But when the costs land in people’s own driveways, well … their green ardor stalls out.The truth is clear in the survey’s findings.Large majorities of Californians think the state’s climate laws are, on balance, good (i.e., the costs are abstract). But also: Vast majorities think they, themselves, pay too much for energy.And those motorists don’t want to shell out for juice-guzzlers of unknown cost in the future.Of course, Newsom’s war on fossil fuels drives up not only gas and energy prices, but California’s cost of living broadly.Every climate regulation, tax or fee is passed along to residents and consumers in higher costs for food, retail goods, housing — any product or service that requires energy to move, sell, deliver or produce.

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By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story All this, for state climate rules that enrich the ruling Dems’ cronies and donors through green pork, but have near-zero effect on global temperatures — ostensibly the point of the exerc...