Is this really goin to happen?, 2035 Phase Out all new gas cars Options

[ndfrigi]

as long we can keep existing gas cars especially our 914!

[horizontally-opposed]

The move to EVs may actually end up helping the grid.

People aren't going to want to pay for the electricity to charge their cars, even at overnight rates—so they will be more inclined to look at solar installs to go with their EVs.

We're installing solar next week even though we don't have an EV and have no plans to make the leap just yet. It works out to an extra $11/month over the next ten years paid to the solar company instead of PG&E—locking in 2020 rates for a system that generates 107% of our current electricity usage and makes installing a few more panels for a possible EV in the next years really easy. System has a 25-year warranty and a projected useful life of 35~ years. So, we might see 15-25 years of free electricity.

In light of the above, solar has "arrived" in my view. It makes financial sense.

What prompted us to pull the trigger was the fact that our mid-century house has super inefficient 1960s windows. Cost to replace them is $50k to $100k, and even the expensive stuff doesn't look right on a mid-century house. It also creates a bunch of waste for our local landfill. What if, I thought, we no longer have to pay for the electricity to heat and cool the house? My interest in solar grew from there.

We'll be adding a home battery, which is cash out of pocket, but seems like a good hedge after the blackouts. We need to keep our business going, and throwing everything in the freezer out last time was pretty lame. So was watching all of the gas stations on Van Ness in SF close after you couldn't pump gas in other neighboring counties. And now, with the specter of having to keep our windows shut for days or weeks at a time, the option to filter our air in the house is also pretty appealing.

I don't want to depend on PG&E anymore—or wait for the state to fix it for me, for that matter. I look at all this a bit like a chance for America to unite at get something GOOD done. We can do this, individually and collectively.