Battery technology is severely deficient, Voter. And as someone who has actually tested and purchased battery equipment, I have a little experience on the subject matter, unlike your governor.

https://calmatters.org/environment/2025/01/trump-california-withdraws-diesel-clean-air-rules/

Every year, the World Ag Expo uses the parking lot at the southwest corner for Park And Ride, and everyone who uses it loves it. At the end of a long day, when your feet are sore, getting an air-conditioned ride back to your car is wonderful. Thank you to Toyota for providing brand-new minivans every year.

If the 26 acres is at the southeast corner (ideal) or northwest corner (less than ideal), then this project is probably not a terrible idea.

Generally, I’m not in favor of projects that can’t make it without government funding. I’d rather that the City of Tulare solve their decades long problem with terrible roads. Every few (very few) years, they repave Tulare Avenue in front of the high school, and within six months the road has gone to crap again. That is ridiculous.

But if Tulare feels the need to spend $700,000 on _something_, I suppose this isn’t the worst thing they could spend the money on.

Frank, how are cars charged with electricity moving away from Ag? Should we go back to horses and oxen in the fields? Do you use oil in your lamps still? Electricity is great – get on board.

I am quite sure that these charging stations come in handy to even those owning agricultural properties and businesses who drive Hybrid cars and trucks. Won’t be long before their farm equipment such as tractors, cotton pickers, etc will be Hybrids as well. Can’t stop progress from happening, not even in an agricultural economy.