Bay Area drivers offered mixed reaction on Thursday to a move by state regulators to begin phasing out gas fueled by vehicles by 2035.
"I think we should have done that 30 years ago," said Thibeaut, a long-time Tesla owner who was charging his car in Richmond.
But while electric vehicles may save on gas for the moment, EV's don’t come cheap. The average price of an EV this summer, according to Kelley Blue Book, is $66,000. More competition in the EV market is also expected to bring down prices. Tesla currently leads the way, but legacy automakers, including Volkswagen and GM, are beginning to chip away at their market share.
"I’d rather work on it myself than have somebody else do it. At least I can get mad at myself and not them," said driver, Mike Cole.
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