Could electric cars be the solution that saves California’s power grid?
California is doubling down on EVs. Critics say more plug-in cars will strain the power grid. Here’s why they’re wrong.
Climate change ramped up its attacks on California this year, serving up massive wildfires and blistering heat waves, which led to widespread power outages. To fight back, Governor Gavin Newsom took aim at heat-trapping carbon pollution from cars. In September, he signed an order to phase out the sale of new gas-powered cars in California by 2035.