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Largest Auto-Industry Employer In California: Electric-Car Maker Tesla Motors

Green Car Reports

It''s also, amazingly, become California''s biggest auto-industry employer--edging out even Toyota. Tesla Motors is one of the youngest U.S. automakers, but has made a disproportionately large impact in the automotive media''s headlines over the last few years.

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CAR report quantifies automotive’s position as a leading high-tech industry

Green Car Congress

Percentage of Global R&D Spending by Industry, 2013. A newly-released report by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) concludes that the automotive industry is not only “high-tech,” it is frequently a leader in technological developments and applications. Click to enlarge. —Center for Automotive Research. Click to enlarge.

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Electric truck hopeful Rivian moving more of its workforce to California

Green Car Reports

Rivian is the only one of a group of well-funded upstart EV makers to have a strong presence in the traditional heart of the American auto industry—the Detroit area.

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Automakers try to wave Colorado off a California-style EV mandate

Green Car Reports

After Colorado jumped on board California's Zero Emissions ship in January, automakers apparently weren't happy. According to a Reuters report, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, a lobbying group for the auto industry, met with Colorado Governor Jared Polis last month to lobby him to adopt a voluntary EV program instead.

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New interactive map tracks plug-in vehicle adoption in California

Green Car Congress

The California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE), administrator of the state’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP), has introduced an online interactive map with information on the distribution of more than 20,000 rebated plug-in cars. California is the nation’s largest PEV market with roughly 35% of the US total. Click to enlarge.

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Audi receives first autonomous driving permit issued by the State of California

Green Car Congress

Audi will be the first company to receive a newly established autonomous driving permit issued by California. California roads are especially crucial to Audi Piloted driving testing because the state is home to the brand’s Electronics Research Lab. —California state Senator Padilla. But the state legislature, led by Sen.

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Tesla sold one out of every 8 cars in California in 2023, 21.4% EV share

Baua Electric

California hit a new record last year with 21.4% The data was released yesterday by the California New Car Dealer’s Association (CNCDA) in their quarterly Auto Outlook. The data was released yesterday by the California New Car Dealer’s Association (CNCDA) in their quarterly Auto Outlook. of sales in California.