Editorial Board
California's Electric-Car Future
The rest of the country could learn from the state's push for plug-in cars, buses, tractors, big rigs and the like.
Behold, the future.
Photographer: Dania Maxwell/Getty ImagesCalifornia’s energy future is visible in the underground garage of a luxury condominium that rises behind the façade of a former San Francisco muffler shop. The parking spaces come equipped with charging stations for electric cars -- an amenity that, as of next year, the city will require.
The city law, which mandates that at least 10 percent of parking spaces in all new buildings be wired for car chargers, is just one way the state and local governments are pushing Californians to use emissions-free cars and trucks. How California’s strategies work is a question of interest far beyond America’s largest state.