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EV at top speed

Electric Auto Association

A new way to show the difference between EV and ICE By: Guy Hall, Director and Policy Committee Chair, Electric Auto Association. At the Sacramento Electric Vehicle Association (SacEV), we've always believed that getting "butts in seats" is the best way to demonstrate the advantages of electric vehicles (EVs).

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Honda Clarity Fuel Cell sedan makes N. American debut at LA Auto Show; available in California late 2016; PHEV in 2018

Green Car Congress

The Honda Clarity Fuel Cell sedan ( earlier post ) made its North American debut at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show as Honda announced additional details for the vehicle’s entry into the US market. The Clarity Fuel Cell will be available in black, white and signature red exterior paint schemes.

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Mercedes will get allow for Degree 3 computerized riding in California

Baua Electric

The allow grants Mercedes permission to do business in its device on California highways within the Bay Branch, Central Valley, Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Diego and on interstate freeway connecting Southern California to Nevada.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

We’ve Entered the Age of Shared Mobility This article may contain affiliate links Car sharing has changed dramatically since C lean Fleet Report first reported on it almost two decades ago. Some auto companies have incorporated car sharing elements into their new business enterprises.

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Clean Energy Fuels delivered 143M gallons of Redeem renewable natural gas in 2019, up 30% year-on-year

Green Car Congress

The environmental impact of replacing 143 million gallons of diesel fuel with RNG is the equivalent of reducing 745,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions—also equal to planting 12 million trees, or removing 158,000 cars off the road, or reducing 260,000 tons of waste that would otherwise be sent to the landfill, the company said.

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Consumer Watchdog urges California DMV to prohibit autonomous vehicles without human driver until NHTSA safety standards are enforceable

Green Car Congress

The proposed DMV rules would require manufacturers to submit that federal checklist before testing or deploying robot cars. The proposed DMV rules would let robot cars without a driver on our roads if the manufacturer simply answers Yes, No or Maybe to each point on NHTSA’s 15-point safety checklist.

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E Paper License Plates Now Street-Legal in California

Cars That Think

2022 : The “Kindle” of license plates— Reviver ’s connected, digital RPlate —is now legal for use by any California car-owner, following a 10,000-car pilot that started in 2018. And, when the car is stopped, drivers will also be able to reduce the license number to a small window and use the rest of the screen for a different graphic.

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