Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2012

Shell opened a new demonstration hydrogen fueling station in Newport Beach, California. Shell opened the first integrated gasoline/hydrogen station in California in 2008 (in West LA) and, most recently, its first pipeline-fed hydrogen fueling station in Torrance in 2011.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 14, 2022

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. Outside of California, the device has been approved for use by commercial fleet vehicles in Michigan, Arizona, and Texas, and 10 additional U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2020

Italy, the first nation to lockdown, traffic dropped 65% overall, 70% in personal vehicle travel. Total volume first dropped nationally on 13 March, with major drops beginning the next day. The decline in national passenger traffic volume is directly tied to a decline in total trips, with distance-per-trip increasingly slightly from 9.2

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Teslarati

JANUARY 27, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said yesterday during the Q4 2021 Earnings Call that the automaker is pushing California to adopt telematics-based insurance rates. California is the lone state that refuses to adopt the system. Ricardo Lara, the State’s Insurance Commissioner, is advising Musk to ease off.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 17, 2024

But now it’s 2024, and Zipline is expanding into commercial drone delivery in the United States, including into urban areas, and hitting some recent milestones. One that I’m personally really excited about is supporting these genetic diversity campaigns. It’s one of those things very unglamorous, but really impactful. Wyrobek: Cool.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2014

The California Senate today passed SB 1275 (the Charge Ahead California Initiative) by a bipartisan vote of 27-9. Adopt revisions to CVRP criteria and guidelines by 30 June 2015 to ensure rebate levels are phased down in multiyear increments and to expand access and eligibility to low- and moderate-income persons, as specified.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Peninsula Clean Energy, a Community Choice Aggregation agency and the official electricity provider for San Mateo County in California, is expanding its program offering rebates to help first-time buyers of new electric vehicles. The expanded rebate program comes on the heels of California Gov.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The Allstate Ride for Hire endorsement supports customers who use their personal vehicles to drive for qualifying TNCs. The new Allstate Ride for Hire endorsement helps fill some of the gaps in coverage that can arise between Allstate’s personal auto policy and the TNC’s commercial coverage.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 16, 2024

Today, we'll look at a K sedan that survived 36 years before being retired in California. The emissions sticker tells us that this car was originally sold in California, and that its first owner paid $99 extra ($277 now) for the equipment that made it meet the Golden State's smog requirements. This car has the base 2.2,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Following a Board meeting on a 2010 multi-vehicle highway accident in Gray Summit, Missouri, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called for the first-ever nationwide ban on driver use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) while operating a motor vehicle. Background. Globally, there are 5.3

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Baua Electric

MAY 8, 2024

Photo: Enteligent California-based Enteligent is accepting pre-orders for what it claims is the world’s first DC-to-DC solar-powered EV charger. The solar EV charging tech company launched its product in February 2023 at Intersolar North America in Long Beach, California, and now it’s ready to take pre-orders.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2015

Last week, Volkswagen provided a close-up look at one of the projects in which it is investing: the Garcia River Conservation-Based Forest Management Project, located in Mendocino County, California. TCF acquired the 23,780-acre tract in 2004 for $18 million ($10 million California Coastal Conservancy, $3.5

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2024

Photo: Hitachi Energy Hitachi and Penske Truck Leasing have launched a high-capacity electric truck charging pilot at a major commercial truck depot in California. Penske’s electric truck charging pilot with Hitachi America and Hitachi Energy supports deployments in the Stockton, California, area. Get started here. –

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected both consumer and commercial transportation, but global oil demand will probably continue to grow through 2030, according to a new study.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

As many residents of Southern California spend a significant amount of time in their vehicles, there is potential for increased exposure to OPEs associated with longer commute times. The paper is published in the journal Environment International. —Reddam et al.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2012

The California Energy Commission approved a first-in-the-nation energy efficiency standard that will reduce wasted energy by battery chargers commonly used to power cell phones, laptop computers, power tools, and other devices. Energy consumed to charge batteries is increasing in California.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2024

Christian Senger, a management board member at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles responsible for AD, said, “We are developing the first fully autonomous large-scale production vehicle, and Mobileye brings its digital driver on board.” Buzz AD for use in the US and European commercial sectors from 2026. Get started here. –

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Cars That Think

MARCH 1, 2023

The people who developed the Alto came to Xerox PARC from universities, industrial labs, and commercial ventures, bringing with them diverse experiences and skills. Southern California? They typically connected to it with a teletypewriter, though the most avant-garde users may have employed simple text-only video terminals.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 25, 2024

The challenge—in which 3,800 teams from 100 countries participated—was to “design and build a safe, quiet, ultra-compact, near-VTOL personal flying device capable of flying 20 miles [32 kilometers] while carrying a single person.” It’s one in one billion flight hours.” safety standards. Where Are They Now?

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Baua Electric

MAY 10, 2024

Ah Li-S pouch cells is the first major step in the commercial evaluation of lithium-sulfur batteries by leading US and European automakers. What do you think of the commercial potential Li-S EV batteries? Lyten’s shipment of A samples of its 6.5 Lyten has raised more than $410 million in equity capital to date. Get started here. –

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2024

The Campbell, California-based EV infrastructure company posted on Twitter that NACS cables for its Express 250 DC fast charger are now available for EV charging site owners to order. Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisers to help you every step of the way.

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Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

EVs on display at the California Automobile Museum. The Sacramento Electric Vehicle Association (SacEV) has a history of holding chapter meetings at the California Automobile Museum , but until last year, it was on a very occasional basis. SacEV chapter meets at the California Automobile Museum.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2013

Annual average concentrations of fine particulates from US sources of combustion emissions from (a) electric power generation; (b) industry; (c) commercial and residential sources; (d) road transportation; (e) marine transportation; (f) rail transportation; (g) sum of all combustion sources; (h) all sources. Source: MIT. Click to enlarge.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Large commercial trucks and other heavy equipment have run on diesel fuel for many decades now. Among its first announced customers, back in December 2017, was Pepsi, which reserved 100 of the trucks and plans to use them in the California regions of Modesto and Sacramento. New partners for fleets—and lots of them.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 28, 2021

MADNI University of California, Los Angeles “For pioneering contributions to the development and commercialization of innovative sensing and systems technologies, and for distinguished research leadership.” MISHRA University of California, Santa Barbara “For contributions to the development of gallium nitride-based electronics.”

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2013

California-based Biosynthetic Technologies, in partnership with Albemarle, announced that operations of a demonstration production plant for biosynthetic lubricant oil within Albemarle’s existing Baton Rouge facility have commenced. Biosynthetic Technologies is now moving forward with development of a full-scale commercial production plant.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Honda’s popular CR-V compact crossover is now getting a hydrogen-powered version that will begin deliveries this year in California – the car allows you to recharge via Level 2 charging for quick trips, or rely on hydrogen power for long hauls. Why California? Problem is, there is nowhere to refuel them.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The Xerox Palo Alto Research Center in California has spawned many pioneering computer technologies including the Alto —the first personal computer to use a graphical user interface—and the first laser printer. Becoming an IEEE standard Ethernet became commercially available in 1980 and quickly grew into the industry LAN standard.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 19, 2023

As a part of Frito-Lay’s massive sustainability transformation initiative at its facility in Modesto, California, the Tesla Semi took center stage in the company’s efforts to make its operations eco-friendly. If the standard 4-person compact SUV drives on average 15,000 miles per year with an average MPG of 25.5,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

David Vonlanthen, a project scientist and energy storage expert at University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).). BioSolar expects its anode to be compatible with existing battery manufacturing processes, thereby enabling seamless integration and speedy adoption.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2009

This will represent the largest deployment of commercial PHEVs to date. Ford Motor Company and Southern California Edison, in the deployment of plug-in hybrid electric commercial vehicles to more than 50 utility and municipal fleets nationwide. Mark Duvall, director of Electric Transportation at EPRI.

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Baua Electric

MAY 1, 2024

Offshore wind is banned in Maine state waters to protect the commercial lobster harvesting industry. Read more: California exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables over a record 30 days To limit power outages and make your home more resilient, consider going solar with a battery storage system. Get started here. –

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Drones have been used for years by the military and government, but using drones for commercial package delivery is becoming a new industry. The range of regional greenhouse gas (GHG) intensities of electricity in the US is represented by comparing results from low-carbon California to relatively high-carbon Missouri. Stolaroff et al.

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Cars That Think

MAY 19, 2024

Compared to a healthy user [top], a person experiencing symptoms of bipolar disorder [middle] or depression [bottom] may use their phone more than usual and late at night. Calls and texts: The frequency of text messages and phone conversations signifies a person’s social isolation or activity, which indicates a certain mood.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2016

The facility would serve as a tool for research and development, testing, safety and demonstration training, and outreach for community and commercial early adopters, including station developers, owners, code officials, first responders, operators, investors, and insurers. The intent is not to duplicate any existing capabilities.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 19, 2022

They’re nearly identical and focus on Earth’s mid-latitudes, where almost every person (and customer) on Earth resides. The company’s November manifest is jam-packed with up to five commercial launches, potentially precluding any additional Starlink launches next month. Richard Angle).

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

PairTree, which started to roll out commercially late last year, is quick and easy to set up – it takes only about four hours – and its ballasted steel foundation fits right into a regular parking space. What sets it apart is its use of bifacial solar panels. Developed with EvGateway, the secure app also provides access to online support.

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