SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Today, California Senate Republicans responded with rolling eyes to Governor Newsom’s recent release touting the “success” of the electric vehicle market.
Here are a few details Governor Newsom neglected to mention:
[Sources: California New Car Dealership Association Q2 2024, Alternative Fuels Data Center, California DMV, and Los Angeles Times]
- 🙄Electric vehicles represent less than 4% of vehicles on the road in California today.
- 🙄Electric vehicle sales are, in fact, 1.2% or roughly 1.3 million vehicles less compared to the same period last year.
- 🙄Electric vehicle sales as recently as last summer were seeing rapid growth, suggesting that the recent flatlining of market share may indicate a market saturation plateau is occurring.
- 🙄Overall vehicle sales are down nearly 1% as affordability and economic uncertainty continue to limit purchases for everyday Californians.
“Car sales are down, EV sales are down, and the economy is down, this is not the time for bluster and braggadocio. It’s time to roll up our sleeves and fix California,” said Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego). “Governor Newsom is intentionally misleading with his cherry-picked facts. He underestimates the intellect of the people of this great state in doing so. We see what he’s doing.”
In coverage of the recent data release mentioned by Governor Newsom in his statement, media outlets have highlighted what amount to glaring discrepancies between his portrayal of the data and the data itself.
“Californians want common sense, effective environmental policy that actually works,” said Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber). “They have no use for Governor Newsom’s smoke and mirrors routine and I take offense that he is gaslighting the citizens of California. He can fudge the numbers all he wants to, but one plus one doesn’t equal three, no matter how much you try to make it.”
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Senator Brian W. Jones represents the 40th Senate District which includes the Cities of Escondido, Poway, San Marcos, Santee, San Diego City communities of Carmel Mountain Ranch, Mira Mesa, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Peñasquitos, Scripps Ranch, Sorrento Valley, and University City, along with the San Diego County unincorporated communities of 4S Ranch, Alpine, Bonsall, Fallbrook, Lakeside, Pine Valley, Rainbow, Ramona, and Valley Center.
Senator Brian Dahle represents California's 1st Senate District, which contains all or portions of 15 counties, including Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Sierra, Siskiyou, and Shasta. Also serving deferred areas of Tehama, Butte, Colusa, and Glenn counties.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Today, California Senate Republicans responded with rolling eyes to Governor Newsom’s recent release touting the “success” of the electric vehicle market.
Here are a few details Governor Newsom neglected to mention:
[Sources: California New Car Dealership Association Q2 2024, Alternative Fuels Data Center, California DMV, and Los Angeles Times]
“Car sales are down, EV sales are down, and the economy is down, this is not the time for bluster and braggadocio. It’s time to roll up our sleeves and fix California,” said Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego). “Governor Newsom is intentionally misleading with his cherry-picked facts. He underestimates the intellect of the people of this great state in doing so. We see what he’s doing.”
In coverage of the recent data release mentioned by Governor Newsom in his statement, media outlets have highlighted what amount to glaring discrepancies between his portrayal of the data and the data itself.
“Californians want common sense, effective environmental policy that actually works,” said Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber). “They have no use for Governor Newsom’s smoke and mirrors routine and I take offense that he is gaslighting the citizens of California. He can fudge the numbers all he wants to, but one plus one doesn’t equal three, no matter how much you try to make it.”
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Senator Brian W. Jones represents the 40th Senate District which includes the Cities of Escondido, Poway, San Marcos, Santee, San Diego City communities of Carmel Mountain Ranch, Mira Mesa, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Peñasquitos, Scripps Ranch, Sorrento Valley, and University City, along with the San Diego County unincorporated communities of 4S Ranch, Alpine, Bonsall, Fallbrook, Lakeside, Pine Valley, Rainbow, Ramona, and Valley Center.
Senator Brian Dahle represents California's 1st Senate District, which contains all or portions of 15 counties, including Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Sierra, Siskiyou, and Shasta. Also serving deferred areas of Tehama, Butte, Colusa, and Glenn counties.
Here are a few details Governor Newsom neglected to mention:
[Sources: California New Car Dealership Association Q2 2024, Alternative Fuels Data Center, California DMV, and Los Angeles Times]
- 🙄Electric vehicles represent less than 4% of vehicles on the road in California today.
- 🙄Electric vehicle sales are, in fact, 1.2% or roughly 1.3 million vehicles less compared to the same period last year.
- 🙄Electric vehicle sales as recently as last summer were seeing rapid growth, suggesting that the recent flatlining of market share may indicate a market saturation plateau is occurring.
- 🙄Overall vehicle sales are down nearly 1% as affordability and economic uncertainty continue to limit purchases for everyday Californians.
“Car sales are down, EV sales are down, and the economy is down, this is not the time for bluster and braggadocio. It’s time to roll up our sleeves and fix California,” said Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego). “Governor Newsom is intentionally misleading with his cherry-picked facts. He underestimates the intellect of the people of this great state in doing so. We see what he’s doing.”
In coverage of the recent data release mentioned by Governor Newsom in his statement, media outlets have highlighted what amount to glaring discrepancies between his portrayal of the data and the data itself.
“Californians want common sense, effective environmental policy that actually works,” said Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber). “They have no use for Governor Newsom’s smoke and mirrors routine and I take offense that he is gaslighting the citizens of California. He can fudge the numbers all he wants to, but one plus one doesn’t equal three, no matter how much you try to make it.”
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Senator Brian W. Jones represents the 40th Senate District which includes the Cities of Escondido, Poway, San Marcos, Santee, San Diego City communities of Carmel Mountain Ranch, Mira Mesa, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Peñasquitos, Scripps Ranch, Sorrento Valley, and University City, along with the San Diego County unincorporated communities of 4S Ranch, Alpine, Bonsall, Fallbrook, Lakeside, Pine Valley, Rainbow, Ramona, and Valley Center.
Senator Brian Dahle represents California's 1st Senate District, which contains all or portions of 15 counties, including Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Sierra, Siskiyou, and Shasta. Also serving deferred areas of Tehama, Butte, Colusa, and Glenn counties.
