An electric vehicle charging station in Irvine, Calif., on Nov. 28, 2023. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times) With California facing a budget deficit of at least $45 billion, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed on June 14 a bill that would have provided rebates for consumers wh0 convert their traditional automobiles into zero emission vehicles.
“While I share the author’s desire to further accelerate the state’s transition to [zero emission vehicles,] this bill creates a new program at a time when the state faces a $44.9 billion shortfall for the 2024-25 fiscal year,” Mr. Newsom said in a veto letter sent to the Legislature. “Additionally, there is no funding currently identified or available in the state budget to support this new program.”
Senate Bill 301 , authored by Sen. Anthony Portantino, sought to establish the “Zero-Emission Aftermarket Conversion Project” to offer rebates of up to $4,000 per vehicle for California residents who transformed […]
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