ICalifornia Yenza Izigidi Zifumaneke Ukwandiswa Kokutshaja Kwee-EV

Inkqubo entsha yokukhuthaza ukutshaja iimoto eCalifornia ijolise ekunyuseni ukutshaja okuphakathi kwiindawo zokuhlala, kwiindawo zemisebenzi, kwiindawo zonqulo nakwezinye iindawo.

Iphulo leCommunity in Charge, elilawulwa yiCALSTART kwaye lixhase iCalifornia Energy Commission, ligxile ekwandiseni iLevel 2 yokutshaja ukuze kulinganiswe ngokulinganayo ukutshaja iimoto, njengoko abaqhubi kwimarike enkulu yezithuthi zombane kweli lizwe besebenzisa ngokukhawuleza ii-EV. Ngowama-2030, urhulumente ujonge ukuba neemoto ezi-5 yezigidi ezingenakukhupha umbane ezindleleni zakhe, injongo uninzi lwababukeli beli shishini abathi iya kufezekiswa lula.

“Ndiyazi ukuba unyaka ka-2030 uvakala ngathi usekude,” utshilo uGeoffrey Cook, umphathi weprojekthi okhokelayo kwiqela le-alternative fuels kunye neziseko zophuhliso eCALSTART, wongeza ngelithi urhulumente uza kufuna iitshaja ezimalunga ne-1.2 yezigidi eziza kusetyenziswa ngelo xesha ukuhlangabezana neemfuno zokuqhuba. Ii-EV ezingaphezulu kwe-1.6 yezigidi zibhalisiwe eCalifornia, kwaye malunga nama-25 ekhulwini eentengiso zeemoto ezintsha ngoku zisebenza ngombane, ngokutsho kombutho wezoshishino lwee-EV oseSacramento iVeloz.

Inkqubo yeCommunities in Charge, ebonelela ngezixhobo zemali nezobuchwephesha kubafaki-zicelo abafuna ukufaka i-car-charging, ivule umjikelo wayo wokuqala wenkxaso-mali ngoMatshi 2023 nge-$30 yezigidi ezikhoyo, ezivela kwiNkqubo yoThutho oluCocekileyo yeCalifornia Energy Commission. Loo mjikelo uzise izicelo ezingaphezulu kwe-$35 yezigidi, ezininzi zigxile kwiindawo zeprojekthi ezifana nezindlu zeentsapho ezininzi. 

“Kulapho abantu abaninzi bachitha khona ixesha elininzi. Kwaye sibona umdla omkhulu kwicala leentlawulo zasemsebenzini,” utshilo uCook. 

Igalelo lesibini lemali eyi-$38 yezigidi liza kukhutshwa ngoNovemba 7, apho isithuba sezicelo siza kuqhubeka kude kube nguDisemba 22.

“Imeko enomdla kunye nomnqweno oveziweyo wokufumana inkxaso-mali kulo lonke ilizwe laseCalifornia… imbi kakhulu. Sibone uhlobo lokwenyani lwenkcubeko yomnqweno ongaphezulu kunenkxaso-mali ekhoyo,” utshilo uCook.

Le nkqubo inika ingqalelo ekhethekileyo kwingcinga yokuba ukutshaja kufanele kusasazwe ngokulinganayo nangokulinganayo, kwaye akugcini nje ngokuqokelelwa kwizixeko ezinabantu abaninzi elunxwemeni. 

UXiomara Chavez, umphathi weprojekthi ophambili kwiCommunities in Charge, uhlala eRiverside County — empuma yommandla wedolophu yaseLos Angeles — kwaye ubalise ngendlela iziseko zokutshaja zeNqanaba lesi-2 ezingaxhaphakanga ngayo njengoko kufanele ukuba njalo.

“Ungabona ukungalingani ekufumanekeni kokutshaja,” utshilo uChavez, oqhuba iChevrolet Bolt.

“Kukho amaxesha apho ndiziva ndikhululekile ukusuka e-LA ukuya eRiverside County,” wongezelela, egxininisa, njengoko inani lezithuthi ezisendleleni lisanda, kubaluleke ngakumbi ukuba iziseko zokutshaja “zisasazwe ngokulinganayo kulo lonke ilizwe.”