https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/12/31/electric-car-buying-what-you-need-to-know/

While electric cars accounted for just 8% of California’s new light vehicle sales in the first nine months of 2021, such purchases are expected to increase dramatically — and with them, the odds that you’ll be thinking more about going electric yourself.

Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2020 set a nonbinding goal of having all new passenger vehicles sold in 2035 be zero emission, but the state Air Resources Board will consider making that a mandate for carmakers and dealers in the coming year. Meanwhile, clean air activists are pushing for additional incentives, carmakers continue to expand their electric offerings, and technology is making the vehicles increasingly attractive.