not a week has passed, and already the stupid idea of preventing the sale of combustion engine cars in California, and England too for the same reason, is in the news for a couple reasons.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/sep/1/california-asks-residents-to-avoid-charging-electr

Everyone with an EKG readout knew already that California can't keep the lights on during a heat wave, regardless of the number of geniuses at work in the state (Google, Apple, silicon valley, universities, etc) because smart people don't run for elected office, and run the state politics. Logic has no place in the state of fruits and nuts (no water, but hey, lets plant crops and have farms!) and the proof comes up in the news every day from the state capitol. 

https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/california_declares_grid_emergency-01-sep-2022-170187-article/

It's a fact that to meet the charging needs of the predicted all electric car sales of 2035, and I am not making this up, 700 electric car chargers would need to be installed, each day, 7 days a week, for the next 8 years. 

Currently less than 50 are being installed a day

This isn't just a California problem, England has jumped on this same band wagon, and has the same unsolvable predicament that they have put themselves into. 

No plan on how to go from gas powered, to zero emissions cars, by the year they have decreed, by law, to no longer allow the sale of internal combustion engines.

https://www.cityam.com/uk-must-install-700-electric-vehicle-charge-points-a-day-to-hit-2030-target/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11157341/US-needs-build-478-EV-charging-ports-DAY-eight-years-cost-35BN-meet-demand.html

California’s goal is to have 250,000 shared EV chargers in place by 2025, including at least 10,000 fast charging stations. By 2030, it’s estimated California will need 1.2 million such charging stations.

New fast EV chargers are a much bigger power draw. But they won’t be approved unless the power company can verify it can handle the capacity. (currently using a washer, dryer, or air conditioner freaks out the power company during a heat wave)

https://www.ocregister.com/2022/07/28/more-electric-vehicle-charging-stations-are-coming-to-southern-california-roads/

Today there are just 80,000 public charging stations around the state, far short of the 1.2 million the state estimates it needs by 2030.

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/equity-goal-mandate-california-electric-car-rule-89085931

Governor Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation yesterday to free up extra power supplies, which temporarily loosens environmental regulations on gas-burning power plants, allowing them to run full-tilt during the heat wave. 

It also allows businesses to use backup generators, rather than pulling electricity from the grid, and permits ships at the state’s busy ports to generate their own power while docked.

KNX AM 1070 interviewed someone that was in charge of the Cal ISO last year, who pointed out that there is plenty of electricity available, as it was purchased LAST YEAR specifically for this holiday weekend  

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/knx-1070-newsradio