Letters to the Editor: Want to Push EV Adoption? Stop Cozying up to Private Electric Utilities

Letters to the Editor: Want to push EV adoption? Stop cozying up to private electric utilities

'Some will think twice about switching to an EV if Southern California Edison and the state reach into their wallets every time they recharge,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

Need to push EV adoption? Cease cozying as much as personal utilities

Aug. 21, 2025 6 AM PT To the editor: Right here’s a suggestion for Gov. Gavin Newsom and California state legislators if they’re critical about encouraging electrical automobile adoption: Cease cozying as much as the three large personal electrical utilities (“How California plans to spice up EVs with no federal assist,” Aug. 19). The grid connection charges, wildfire insurance coverage fund charges and different fastened prices tacked onto res…