The 2022 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show embraced electric cars in 2022, and now it is taking its efforts to clean up the automotive industry more seriously by co-sponsoring a bill that would pay Californians for converting combustion-powered cars to electric.
Senate Bill 301 was introduced by California Senator Anthony Portantino, with the aim being to grant residents $2,000 towards retrofitting an electric powertrain into gasoline or diesel vehicles. Portantino and SEMA want to allocate $2 million per year to EV conversions of existing cars, and it’s a great idea.
While many Americans, particularly in California, like the idea of switching to an EV, the average price of such a car puts the electric lifestyle beyond reach for the average person. For example, a Tesla Model 3 currently starts at $42,990.