While PlugShare works well for most electric vehicle (EV) drivers, building ever more precise and accurate databases is key to an even better adoption of those cars. A new Californian database tries to establish just that.
California might be on the leading edge of renewable energy and electric mobility, but sometimes even the Golden State bows to industry pressures and powerful lobby arms. The highly successful access greener drivers get to dedicated high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes on California roads are now being pulled away from those greener drivers (drivers of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. EV drivers aren’t being kicked out of the lanes immediately, but the same usual carmaker suspects have apparently been successful in lobbying for anti-EV changes — they only get three years in the lanes.
California set records for solar power and renewable energy at the end of April. The California ISO is learning how to do a better job of balancing demand with the available supply of renewables.
New analysis released this week by the California Building Industry Association (CBIA) seriously misrepresents the opportunity for affordable electric appliances to help reduce air pollution and climate-warming pollution from California’s buildings. However, the study’s findings also reveal a need for new policy and the deep commitment of Californians to clean and renewable sources of energy.
Anthropogenic climate weirding and warming will drive increasing volatility in the climate of California — with severe drought-to-flood events becoming more common as time goes by — according to a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change.
A new fleet of 12 Hyundai Ioniq Electric sedans and 3 Chevy Bolt EVs was revealed by the City of Chula Vista and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) at a recent event, giving residents a new look at the results of the half-cent sales tax increase known as Measure P that went into effect in 2016.
The California DMV has new rules allowing for self-driving vehicle testing on state roads even without the presence of “safety drivers” (as of this week). The California Public Utilities Commission has itself now issued a proposal that builds on those rules and further clears a path for commercialization.
BYD has announced yet another expansion to its Lancaster, California, electric bus and battery module factory this week. It also shared a photo of work that is already underway to level the property.
Several reports from customers on Twitter show that Tesla Solar Roof installations are starting to get out into the wild, with non-Tesla employees and even customers without a Tesla now getting rooftops full of Tesla’s Solar Roof Tiles.
California’s 33rd hydrogen fuel cell vehicle refueling station was recently opened — at an existing gas/petrol refueling station in the city of Thousand Oaks, just northwest of Los Angeles.
