It’s easy to guess why Newsom’s administration is getting queasy. Electric vehicles sales haven’t risen as fast as expected, prompting automakers such as Ford and GM — which not long ago enjoyed bragging about their growing slate of electric models — to pare back their EV offerings.

Isn’t that the best reason to keep them in place?
We’re also talking about a whole decade from now. No way to tell what’ll happen to the market in that time.