You missed the fundamental of part of the economy that paying for the commerical transportation and the state government as well. That state govt. has been so far off the mark, that the smoke from the forest mangement side of California environmental issues. May well override the damage from diesel cars. So far ,valid reasons gets some of the most invalid answers. Like the time CARB notices the god awful haze in the sky over LA. Decides to do a electric car program...with no thought to, they(CARB) chained the electric plants on new constructions for longer.Than any reasonable person would have thought possible. Without the extra load of any electric cars.not parked at a golf course.Much less a number that would have made a difference on the haze. Then wonders A.why they had rolling blackouts without any warning when utilities ,as far away as the East Coast predicted it two decades ago. (Still wondering why it wasn't sooner.But then the same can be said of the N.E. as well.) B.Why anyone talks about looking at the whole picture all the way to the light plant. C.Why anyone would bad mouth batteries using the same stuff that was ban from paint The California recall ,sort of gave you a hint of that group you forgot.And thier opinion of California solution choices. Yes ,ther is a problem with diesel emission,but it will not be fixed in California.