Californians aren’t buying the EV mandate

When California approved a phased ban on gas-powered cars, the state appeared to be riding the crest of an electric vehicle revolution. It was the height of the pandemic. Gas prices were climbing, long commutes had vanished, and from the Bay Area to Los Angeles, affluent progressives were snapping up Teslas in what looked like a stampede toward a zero-emission future.
Five years later, the momentum has stalled. After years of exponential sales growth for zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), registrati