Race to Zero: Can California’s Power Grid Handle a 15-fold Increase in Electric Cars?

Source: The Coronado Times  |  By Managing Editor

As California rapidly boosts sales of electric cars and trucks over the next decade, the answer to a critical question remains uncertain: Will there be enough electricity to power them?

“The cost of electricity is trending so high that it represents a threat to California meeting its goals,” said Mark Toney, executive director of the advocacy group Utility Reform Network.

 
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