I think California politicians are convinced that entrepreneurs, engineers and scientists have been “holding back” on green technology, no matter how fantastic, but will put out if the government just beats them with sticks, hard enough and long enough. So, put out by 2030, or else, you technology types! Because that’s how innovation works.
Non-technical people always think that its just an engineering problem.
I tell them: “All the simple things have already been solved”
Right now, unless we can solve the crucial fusion energy issues, we are in real trouble in the long term.
They learned their lesson when the oil companies suppressed the 100 mpg carburetor for decades.