Today many people believe electric vehicles are just about personal transportation such as electric cars, SUVs, pickup trucks, e-bikes, electric motorcycles, electric boats, etc. Fortunately, there are many other electric vehicles available. It wasn’t long ago I conducted an interview about fully electric tractors used for better vineyard management. Electric … [continued]
California is far and away the electric vehicle leader in the US. In fact, even globally, California has a high percentage of 100% electric vehicle (ZEV) sales. However, as the original home of Tesla Motors (now just “Tesla”), California has been heavily reliant on Tesla for its high ZEV sales. … [continued]
Has Tesla dug itself a hole with its insistence on advertising is Autopilot and Full Self Driving systems? Two court cases may decide.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A recent poll from Politico California and UC Berkeley’s Citrin Center for Public Opinion Research shows 67% of registered California voters, including 82% of Democrats, support the continued construction of the 500-mile bullet train project connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco — an increase of more than … [continued]
In rare good news out of the United States, California’s just passed reform of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) has opened the door for a wave of infill housing development, marking a significant shift in the state’s longstanding approach to urban growth. Signed into law a week ago, the … [continued]
In a move aimed at making energy resilience more accessible, Haven Energy and the Clean Energy Alliance (CEA) have teamed up to offer no-cost home battery systems to qualifying homeowners in San Diego County. The new initiative, called Battery Bonus Connect, provides fully installed battery storage without any out-of-pocket costs … [continued]
We recently published an article about a lawsuit brought in California in response to the state’s switch to “Net Metering 3.0.” One of the comments in response provided a brilliant long-term take on the state’s changing net metering policies over time. Here it is: By GoCoyote As a former electrician … [continued]
California was the leader for solar power installations in the USA for years. No other state compared, including in terms of rooftop solar power installations. Part of this was due to a net metering policy in the Golden State that provided rooftop solar panel owners with credits equal to the … [continued]
It was approximately two years ago that I interviewed the California Energy Commission about the state of California having a little over 6,600 MW of energy storage online. New information has come out recently stating the total is now over 15,000 MW. Obviously, that is a huge amount and a … [continued]
Tesla may have moved its headquarters from California to Texas, Elon Musk may have done all kinds of things that go against what most Californians support, there may be strongly improving competition in the EV market, and Tesla sales may be declining in the Golden State, but Tesla still dominates … [continued]
