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California Will Make Everyone Pay For EVs Whether They Own One or Not – HotAir

California Democrats are frustrated by many of their consumers. No matter how much they plead, whine, and cajole, people simply aren’t buying electric vehicles in the numbers the state is demanding. And progress in getting charging stations up and running is far behind schedule. Also, all of the electrical power being flushed into these systems is expensive. But don’t worry about any of that. Gavin Newsom and the Democrats have a plan to address all of these woes. In order to subsidize the cost of electric vehicles and encourage more people to buy them, they’re going to tack on a monthly subsidy charge to everyone’s utility bills. That’s right… people who either don’t want or can’t afford an electric vehicle will be paying for the costs imposed by the minority of people who do. They will also be subsidizing conversions to electrical household appliances like stoves. (Free…

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