In a boost for electric vehicle reliability, the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Caltrans more than $63 million in federal funds to fix and install more than 1,000 chargers at 300 sites statewide. The $63.7 million from the federal Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability and Accessibility...

The California Air Resources Board today announced that it will transition its existing Clean Vehicle Rebate Project  program to a new program that helps low and middle-income Californians access zero emissions. In late 2023, a new program will expand statewide access to the existing Clean Cars 4 All...

California State Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo announced Thursday her appointment as Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure, as well as the introduction of electrified roads and parking lot legislation aimed at opening new possibilities to address the growing...

SACRAMENTO — California has the green light to start using federal infrastructure funding to expand electric vehicle (EV) charging stations along the state’s interstates and highways following the recent federal approval of a joint plan by Caltrans and California Energy Commission. The U.S. Joint...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisor Kathryn Barger and Supervisor Janice Hahn to expand public access to zero emission vehicle charging and refueling infrastructure in unincorporated L.A. County communities. The motion’s goal is to identify...

The Santa Clarita Planning Commission will hear the city’s plans for the third phase of the Central Park buildout Tuesday. If approved, the 17-acre expansion to the park in Saugus would recommend adding a variety of new amenities. The Santa Clarita City Council will need to approve the project before...

A California Senate committee passed a bill Tuesday seeking to increase the number of electric vehicles on the Golden State’s roads. Assembly Bill 1046 by Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, would empower the California Air Resources Board to conduct a comprehensive study with the aim of meeting...

By Nick Cahill SAN FRANCISCO – California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a pack of climate change bills late Thursday that he hopes will rid the state’s notoriously crowded freeways of “dirty cars and trucks.” In a signing ceremony aboard the San Francisco Bay Area’s first-ever hybrid electric ferry,...

Plug-in electric vehicles are becoming more and more common as a transportation choice. Purely gasoline powered engines account for almost 60% of ozone pollution and plug-in electric vehicles can emit less than half the pollution emissions. Since high levels of ozone air pollution can injure lungs and...