[calcowgirl]

Just to paint more of the picture...

http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/politics/15485858.htm

Among the most contested environmental bills on [the Governor's] desk:

... • Assembly Bill 1012 by Assemblyman Joe Nation, D-San Rafael. Requires half of all new cars sold in the state to run on alternative fuels by 2020.

[TKDietz]

"Assembly Bill 1012 by Assemblyman Joe Nation, D-San Rafael. Requires half of all new cars sold in the state to run on alternative fuels by 2020."

That actually wouldn't be that hard to do. About half the new cars being sold in most Western European countries now are diesels, and biodiesel or at least biodiesel blends will work fine in most any diesel engine. And manufacturing cars with gasoline engines such that they'll be E85 compatible only adds a couple of hundred dollars to production costs. With all the incentives car manufacturers keep getting for making E85 compatible vehicles the added production costs are not much of an issue. We may very well see 50% of all new vehicles sold across all states being alternative fuel capable by 2020.