Companies testing self-driving vehicle tech in California will now be able to test their offerings without the need for the drivers/engineers of any sort present, presuming all necessary conditions are met, as the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has now granted approval for such.
After initiating the energy efficiency, the solar, and the electric car revolutions over the past two decades, several state lawmakers are looking to tackle the next frontier in clean energy: slashing the climate and air pollution from the use of fossil fuels in buildings.
The head of the truck division at Daimler says the laws of physics are the same in California as they are in Germany. He strongly doubts that Tesla will release an electric truck with up to 500 miles of range any time in the foreseeable future.
BMW is offering a $10,000 rebate to Southern California Edison customers through the end of April. Adding all available incentives together, customers could save $20,450 on a new electric car because of this offer.
Episode 45 of Cleantech Talk is here! This episode covers Ferrari’s electric envy, California’s climate leadership, a “Dear Elon” letter, and Norway’s oil & gas expansion.
California governor Jerry Brown has signed an executive order that sets a goal of 5 million zero emissions cars on the state’s roads by 2030. The state will invest $2.5 billion to greatly expand the number of charging and hydrogen refueling stations available to California residents.
If 2017 was about VTOL aircraft, 2018 is so far shaping up to be about EV charging station companies and the juggernaut progression that is building infrastructure for electric vehicle (EV) mobility.
The Tesla Autopilot system was involved in two incidents recently. In both cases, the drivers told authorities they weren’t driving, the car was.
Love the state or hate it, California is a green electric mobility bastion of projects, programs, and innovations. And the California Public Utilities Commission just approved no less than 15 utility pilot programs to accelerate the widespread electrification of mobility.
If you live in PG&E’s utility network, there is a program you might be interested in checking out. Greenlots provides grid-enabled EV smart charging solutions that have caught the eyes of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), which has launched a program that will help further the adoption of electric vehicles in the region. In particular, PG&E is working with Greenlots to roll out intelligent EV charging in the areas of most latent demand — at multifamily buildings, workplaces, and universities.
