Analysis: California not ready for its own EV mandates
California is leading the nation’s charge into electric trucking, but a recent report compiled the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) found that the Golden State may not be ready for it.
ATRI analysis of California’s readiness for full vehicle electrification, an expansion of ATRI’s December 2022 report, Charging Infrastructure Challenges for the U.S. Electric Vehicle Fleet, found that California’s top-3 power generators face an uncertain future, further widening the gap between power generation and demand for electricity. Diablo Canyon, California’s last nuclear power plant, provides 8.5% of in-state electricity. In 2018 the CPUC approved a plan to close the plant in 2025, but the state has since moved to keep it open longer, ATRI noted.
