Aidee N. – English

One of my main concerns is the cost and compliance issues. We need more tax benefits and affordable resources to help with the transition.

Rolando A. – English

It’s not fair that the state wants to replace all gas vehicles for electric. We don’t have the money to fix a gas vehicle because sometimes it’s very expensive. Now the electric vehicles, they are more complicated to fix and even more expensive than gas.

Samuel V. – English

California does not have the infrastructure to support electric vehicles on the mass scale they plan. Current power systems cannot support them.

Jessica Q. – English

Punitive, impacting the quality of life of workers, businesses, families, and children who cannot afford electric cars or appliances.

Julissa B. – English

There aren’t enough stations, charging is too slow, and too expensive. The registration fees for these cars are sky-high. I have a hybrid car and I had to pay $789 just to register it—same as my car payment. As a newcomer to these types of cars, it’s a lot of headaches and too much money to maintain.

Chacon T. – English

So many regulations on diesel trucks, which are already clean thanks to their system. With electric trucks, they’re only going to put us out of business and leave thousands of truck drivers without work.

Juan A. – English

Electric trucks, besides being expensive, are costly to charge and have a limited range. Imagine if we had to replace all our trucks with electric ones; everything would become more expensive just to compensate for the cost of those machines. We are not prepared for this transition. We will struggle and fall into a deep depression.

Gloria G. – English

Let this be optional. Gas is more practical and economical for repairs. It would affect us a lot, the middle class. They should conduct surveys with the community and be more aware of how much this will affect us.

John L. – English

I had an electric car. But the infrastructure is not available in California. Electricity is way too expensive. It needs to come down drastically before we move forward.

Manantial N. – English

Electric machinery does not have the same performance to get the job done.