TLDR AT BOTTOM

When Gavin Useless illegally used his plandemic state of emergency powers to ban the sale of new gas powered vehicles starting in 2025 I decided to do some quick calculations. As a resident of California at the time I was curious how the mandate would affect me.

Before I continue let me set a baseline: I have a solid understanding of electrical fundamentals, starting with a wonderful high school electronics/physics teacher, a couple years of training in the Navy and then a few more years training and practical experience working in manufacturing. I have enough skills and knowledge that I designed and built my own off grid solar system with battery backup.

Using laws of physics and basic calculations such as Ohms Law and the formula for power, along with published numbers such as: Californias current power generation capacity, the number of new cars sold in California each year, the NTSB’s number for the average number of miles driven by the average American, charging rates for Teslas model 3, etc… I calculated that there would be a significant shortfall in Californias power generation.

My second career was in housing; construction, Realtor, home inspection. All of it in California. The average California home will need at least $50,000 in upgrades to be able to charge a car. I can’t even approach estimating the required infrastructure upgrades.

TLDR:

1: California pushed back its ban on the sale of new gasoline powered vehicles 10 years because it was unfeesable.

2. California would need to double its power generation capacity just to cover one year of “ new vehicle, sales.” When switching for gas to electric.

3. There is no plan in place to generate the power required to charge all the new electric vehicles and this is all political theater.