![]() Salcedo thinks more EVs will add more issues to the current electrical grid problems. ![]() The California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO) sent state-wide flex alerts during the record heat wave earlier this month to reduce the strain on the state’s electrical grid. After a record-high heatwave in September, Salcedo doesn’t believe there will enough power to support the governor’s plan. ![]() He also said the bill fails to see the bigger picture of energy demand. Salcedo said he is not worried about his business because there are so many gas-powered cars still on the road. The new legislation doesn’t faze Reuben Salcedo, repair shop owner of Reuben’s Automotive in Madera. Mechanics in California have mixed feelings about the state’s plan. That requirement will increase to 68% by 2030, until the goal of 100% is reached by 2035. In four years, 35% of all new cars sold must be electric vehicles (EVs). Gavin Newsom signed the bill announcing that “California now has a groundbreaking, world-leading plan to achieve 100 percent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035,” KTLA’s sisters stations KSEE and KGPE report.
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