Coupal said many California workers would not get a tax break because they could not afford an electric car, which can run from $36,000 to more than $124,000. “There are a lot of tradespeople who don’t drive electric cars. The ZEV provision reflects a compromise which honors both.”Groups that urged lawmakers to provide tax breaks to zero-emission cars included Sierra Club California and Plug In America, a Los Angeles advocacy group for electric cars. Supporters of SB 1 deny that electric car owners are getting a free ride. Fong, who drives a gas-powered car, said the public would be frustrated that many electric car owners were not paying the new road improvement fee.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 19, 2020 16:41 UTC