I-California Yenza Izigidi Zitholakale Ekukhuliseni Ukushaja kwe-EV

Uhlelo olusha lwezinxephezelo zokushajwa kwezimoto e-California luhlose ukukhuphula izinga lokushaja ezindlini zokuhlala, ezindaweni zemisebenzi, ezindaweni zokukhulekela nakwezinye izindawo.

Uhlelo Lwemiphakathi Ephethe, oluphethwe yi-CALSTART futhi luxhase ngezimali Ikhomishana Yamandla Yase-California, lugxile ekwandiseni ukushaja kweLeveli 2 ukuze kulingane ukusatshalaliswa okulinganayo kokushaja izimoto, njengoba abashayeli abasemakethe yezimoto zikagesi enkulu kunazo zonke ezweni besebenzisa ngokushesha ama-EV. Ngonyaka wezi-2030, umbuso uhlose ukuba nezimoto eziyizigidi ezi-5 ezikhishwa i-zero emigwaqweni yawo, umgomo iningi lababukeli bemboni abathi kuzofinyelelwa kalula.

“Ngiyazi ukuthi unyaka ka-2030 uzizwa sengathi usekude,” kusho uGeoffrey Cook, oyimenenja yephrojekthi ehlukile ethimbeni likaphethiloli nengqalasizinda kwa-CALSTART, wengeza ngokuthi umbuso uzodinga amashaja ayizigidi eziyi-1.2 asetshenziswe ngaleso sikhathi ukuze ahlangabezane nezidingo zokushayela. Bangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-1.6 ama-EV abhalisiwe e-California, futhi amanye amaphesenti angu-25 okuthengiswa kwezimoto ezintsha manje asebenza ngogesi, ngokusho kwenhlangano yemboni ye-EV ese-Sacramento i-Veloz.

Uhlelo lwemiphakathi ekhokhisayo, oluhlinzeka ngezinsiza zezimali nezobuchwepheshe kubafakizicelo abafuna ukufaka ukushaja izimoto, luvule umzuliswano walo wokuqala woxhaso ngoMashi 2023 ngemali etholakala ezigidini ezingama-30 zamaRandi, evela kuHlelo Lwezokuthutha Oluhlanzekile lweKhomishini Yamandla yaseCalifornia. Lowo mzuliswano walethe izicelo ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-35 zamaRandi, eziningi zigxile ezindaweni zamaphrojekthi njengezindlu zemindeni eminingi. 

"Yilapho abantu abaningi bechitha khona isikhathi esiningi. Futhi sibona nenzalo enkulu ekukhokhiseni izinto emsebenzini," kusho uCook. 

Igagasi lesibili loxhaso lezigidi ezingu-$38 lizokhishwa ngomhla ka-Nov. 7, newindi lokufaka isicelo liqhubeke kuze kube nguDis. 22.

"Indawo yokuthakasela kanye nesifiso sokuthola uxhaso kulo lonke elase-California ... kuyayidla ngempela. Sibone uhlobo lwangempela lwesiko lokufisa kakhulu kunoxhaso olutholakalayo," kusho u-Cook.

Lolu hlelo lunaka ngokukhethekile umqondo wokuthi ukushaja kwabiwe ngokulinganayo nangokulinganayo, futhi akugcini nje ngokuqoqwa emadolobheni anabantu abaningi agudle ugu. 

U-Xiomara Chavez, umphathi wephrojekthi oholayo Yemiphakathi Ephethe, uhlala e-Riverside County - empumalanga yendawo yedolobha lase-Los Angeles - futhi walandisa ukuthi ingqalasizinda yokushaja ye-Level 2 ayivamile kanjani njengoba kufanele ibe njalo.

“Uyakubona ukungalingani ekushajweni,” kusho uChavez oshayela iChevrolet Bolt.

“Kunezikhathi lapho ngijuluka khona ngisuka e-LA ngiye e-Riverside County,” engeza, egcizelela, njengoba isibalo sezimoto sikhula emgwaqeni, kuya ngokuya kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi ingqalasizinda eshajayo “isatshalaliswe ngokulinganayo esifundazweni sonke.”