Reaching 15% market share in the US does not require yet more subsidy. It was creating a weird distortion in EV pricing that needs to go back to normal competitive pricing terms. The lack of a decent EV below $30k was indicative of the distortion. The people most interested in low dollar EV's are people who drive 95% around town for work or errands. Not for road trips.
I propose California pay for it them selves and not take any federal money directly or not. This will show the rest of the US that California isn't just eating money
More money for politicians to siphon for themselves, just like the 20 billion that was allocated to "fight" homelessness. And countless other programs where money is spent with no accounting of where it actually went and what it did.
Tesla sales are expected to take a significant hit because of the premature federal tax credit expiration set by the White House administration. The EV subsidy ball is now in the individual states' court, and California will be leading the compensation game.