As I just reported (thanks to Daniel Miller for sending in the news), solar power provided the second-most electricity in the United States for 5 hours last week. A huge portion of that is in California. There’s far more solar power installed in California than anywhere else in the USA, … [continued]
I love the Volkswagen ID. Buzz. I’ve loved it for about a decade, since whenever the first concept was shown. I also have a bit of a personal stake in it selling well. At an EV conference in Amsterdam I was speaking at, I spoke a bit with a Volkswagen … [continued]
Funny thing — I wrote about California’s overall electric vehicle market and stats as well as market leaders, and I wrote about electric vehicles topping the charts in various vehicle classes, but I neglected to produce and share probably the most obvious chart of all from this market. That would … [continued]
I covered some of the biggest California EV sales stats and stories yesterday. Naturally, they revolve around Tesla, as Tesla accounts for more than 50% of EV sales in California, and is the second highest selling auto brand in the state overall (only behind Toyota). However, there are several other … [continued]
California dominates the US electric vehicle scene. It has about 5 times more electric cars on its roads than any other state, and it’s also the #1 state in the nation in terms of electric cars per capita. California accounted for 31.1% of US EV (ZEV) sales in 2024. By … [continued]
For whatever reasons (which we can conjecture about at the end), Florida has become #2 in the country for EV sales. California is #1, of course, and has about 5× as many EV registrations as Florida, while #3 Texas is just a bit behind Florida. The most obvious these are … [continued]
Waymo One is providing hundreds of thousands of fully autonomous trips each week in Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Austin, where residents are integrating Waymo One into their daily lives. At the same time, out of town visitors are opting to use Waymo One to experience even more of … [continued]
A couple of weeks ago, the Compton Unified School District and Durham School Services announced the unveiling of a new fleet of 25 electric school buses. Some of the best sustainable transportation stories are the ones about diesel and gas buses being replaced by fully electric ones. Diesel and gas … [continued]
Waymo continues to expand its robotaxi service. While it’s been in San Francisco for a while, Waymo just extended its services down the region into the heart of Silicon Valley, where it all started. As of yesterday, Waymo is offering its Waymo One robotaxi services in Mountain View (the home … [continued]
The United States insurance industry is in crisis. And if you’re a homeowner or business owner in certain parts of the country, your ability to get coverage — let alone afford it — may soon disappear entirely. This isn’t some far-off projection for the 2040s. It’s happening now. From 2017 … [continued]
