Energy independence is surprisingly affordable, especially in Southern California.
Try the informational calculator to see what is involved, and what your system might cost. CARB held workshops and hearings in 2000 to evaluate the success of the EV program. Electric companies love this idea, because it helps even out their service loads. Consider all the single-passenger gigantic SUVs stuck in traffic every day. Yet there is little in the way of car-pooling, commuter busses or trains as an alternative to cars.