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California EV sales see first decline in a decade: report
Electric vehicle sales in California hit a snag in late 2023, dropping for the first time in more than a decade.
The Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday that Tesla sales fell significantly in the back half of 2023, declining by 10% in the final quarter alone. This sales drop came despite California’s previous pledge to ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles in the state by 2035.
“It’s an interesting time for the automakers and consumers,” said Greg Bannon, director of automotive engineering at AAA, told the LA Times. “The government and automakers have spent billions on something consumers may not want.”
The report noted that this marked the first drop in Tesla Model S sales since the brand was introduced in 2012.
Tesla saw the first decline in sales for their Model S vehicle since its introduction in 2012. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
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According to the California New Car Dealers Association, sales of electric vehicles initially rose by 48% in the first half of 2023. However, sales dropped by 2,840 in the third quarter compared to the second at only 100,151. The number then plummeted another 10.2% to only 89,933 in the fourth quarter.
The Los Angeles Times cited multiple reasons for the cause of this decline including undependable public chargers, high prices, confusing government incentives and “controversial pronouncements” from Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
The report read, “There’s no survey to prove it, but there’s plenty of anecdotal evidence to suggest liberal-leaning California car buyers are done with Elon Musk’s abrasive personality and his stands on political issues. (Ask friends or neighbors who drive a Tesla.)”
The Los Angeles Times suggested that Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s “controversial” statements were a factor in the decline. (Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
It added, “Tesla remains a major player in California. Last year, 1 in 8 cars sold, EV or gasoline, was a Tesla. But in the fourth quarter, Tesla sales dived 10%. If enough buyers here are truly fed up enough with Musk to influence their purchasing decisions, Tesla’s sales could continue to suffer.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Tesla for a comment but has yet to receive a response.
In Aug. 2022, the California Air Resources Board voted in favor of moving forward on the policy that would require all vehicles in the state to run on electricity to combat the climate “crisis” by 2035. This followed an executive order by Gov. Gavin Newsom to phase out gas-powered cars and trucks two years prior.
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California pledged to ban gas-powered cars by 2035. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“This is the most impactful step our state can take to fight climate change,” Newsom said. “For too many decades, we have allowed cars to pollute the air that our children and families breathe. Californians shouldn’t have to worry if our cars are giving our kids asthma. Our cars shouldn’t make wildfires worse – and create more days filled with smoky air. Cars shouldn’t melt glaciers or raise sea levels threatening our cherished beaches and coastlines.”
In a comment to Fox News Digital, Newsom deputy press secretary Daniel Villaseñor said that they do not expect this drop in Tesla sales to affect that goal.
“More ZEVs were sold in California last year than at any point in history, including in Q3 when sales hit their highest share ever. Sales soared by 46% year-over-year, continuing the upward trend led by our state every year. We’re going to achieve our world-leading goal of 100% ZEV sales by 2035,” Villaseñor said.
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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Tuesday | ||
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| North Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| East Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 6-8 | 6-8 | 6-8 | 6-8 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | Around 70. | |||||
| Winds | North winds around 5 mph. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 5:41 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:58 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
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| West Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 |
| Weather | Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. | ||||||||
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| Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. | ||||||||
| Winds | Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast after midnight. |
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| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph. | |||||||
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A series of southern hemisphere swells will continue through the week with the largest due to arrive this weekend. Currently, a building long-period south swell is overlapping a fading medium-period south swell. The bulk of the new swell energy was aimed east of Hawaii, which leaves uncertainty in resulting surf heights. Expect south shore surf to rise to around seasonal average tonight and Tuesday, and then decline Wednesday, followed by a smaller pulse of south-southwest swell Thursday and Friday.
A much larger south-southwest swell will arrive Saturday night and Sunday. A storm just southeast of New Zealand is producing a fetch of seas in excess of 40 feet aimed at Hawaii, and there is growing confidence that south shore surf will well exceed High Surf Advisory levels during the peak Sunday into early next week, with High Surf Warning conditions possible. This swell will coincide with the peak monthly tides and will likely lead to significant wave runup and impacts to coastal infrastructure.
Small west-northwest is possible over the next few days, while rough east shore surf slowly declines below seasonal average. Surf along east facing shores will decline further later this week.
NORTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi choppy with ESE winds 5-10mph in the morning increasing to 10-15mph in the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NNW winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WNW.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with NE winds 10-15mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
I was living in Caldwell then, but a year after the flood I traveled to the dam site and the hard-hit communities. My strongest impressions were both of how sweeping the flood had been — in some places, you could see all soil had been scraped by the water — but also the speed of reconstruction. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in particular, poured enormous resources into helping the area recover, and it worked. Today, little evidence of the flood remains.
For all that success, the wreckage of those days shouldn’t be minimized. In his book, “Idaho for the Curious,” Cort Conley quoted some doggerel from a man who lived in the area then: “If I sound a little bitter, it’s for certain that I am; because right now the Upper Valley isn’t worth a Teton Dam.”
And why should this echo from 50 years ago be a story to ponder today?
This year, all of Idaho either is in or soon faces severe drought. The national water maps developed for the state look drier overall than I can recall seeing them in decades.
When that hits, people in need of water will go looking for answers. And sometimes the obvious answer isn’t the best one.
There aren’t any very easy answers. History tells us as much.
Stapilus, of Carlton, Ore., is a former Idaho newspaper reporter and editor whose writings may be found at ridenbaugh.com and stapilus.substack.com. He may be contacted at stapilus@ridenbaugh.com.
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