California’s Push for Electric Cars May Raise Costs for Power

by Alternative Power on Oct.23, 2009, under Alternative Energy News

California’s push to lead U.S. sales of electric cars may result in higher power rates for consumers in the state, as a growing number of rechargeable vehicles forces utilities to pay for grid upgrades.

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2 Comments for this entry

Richard
October 25th, 2009 on 8:47 pm
“It’s amazing what people can do to make the world a better place. Though, I have to say, this wouldn’t have had happened if we were more cautious about our environment (debatable as it may be), it’s still nice to know that alternative sources of fuel are being more of a trend.”
Richard
October 26th, 2009 on 10:29 pm
I think that state rebates and federal tax credits are enough to motivate the people into resorting to green energy- but overall, it should be the fear of being engulfed with thousands of liters of water that should motivate us into resorting to cleaner energy.