“It is very unlikely that we will hit our goals, and to be completely frank, the EV goals are a noble aspiration, but unrealistic.”

Stanford University professor Bruce Cain, regarding the likelihood that California will meet its 2030 electric vehicle transition targets. The state would need one million public chargers by the end of 2030, almost 10 times more than the number available to drivers in December, to meet the target, and 129,000 new stations would need to be built every year for the next seven years, which is more than seven times the current pace. (Associated Press — July 16, 2024)