It's enough, just about to buy a brand-new Nissan Leaf or Chevy Bolt, the only two EVs currently available that cost less than about $35,000 to start.

Of course, it's not actually CA that's buying these EVs. It is the people who pay taxes in CA (and elsewhere) who fund the programs, including the state and federal tax kickbacks that aren't kicked back to people who don't "buy" an EV. They are the ones who pay for the shortfall in tax revenue used to pay for other people's EVs, so that those other people can "afford" what they aren't paying for.

Think of it as Obamaphone on wheels.

But also think of it is a scam – like the EV, itself. As well as a confession.