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“Zero Now Fund” Powers Electric Trucks In Chicago, San Diego, & San Jose

CleanTechnica EVs

A bold new program is accelerating the transition to zero-emissions trucks.

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Tesla Model 3 ‘Highland’ spotted testing in the U.S. uncovered

Teslarati

A Tesla Model 3 Highland tsunami is starting in European markets With the changes that Tesla has made to the Model 3 with the Highland iteration, the automaker could still be awaiting EPA and NHTSA approval for the vehicle, as we are seeing on-road testing with the car.

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Electrify America releases $300M Cycle 2 national ZEV investment plan; metro charging, autonomous charging, renewable generation

Green Car Congress

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently acknowledged that the Cycle 2 National ZEV Investment Plan is consistent with the requirements of the settlement and is now final. In addition, under separate plans, Electrify America will invest $800 million in California, one of the largest ZEV markets in the world.

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UC Berkeley study confirms that yes, EVs do what they promise to do

Baua Electric

Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley , found that between 2018 and 2022, CO2 emission from all sources (industries, homes, traffic) across the San Francisco Bay Area dropped around 1.8% EVs made up nearly 40% of new auto registrations in San Jose and 34% in San Francisco last year. “We

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California ARB approves $200M VW zero-emission vehicle investment in California; first phase of $800M investment

Green Car Congress

The $800-million ZEV investment commitment is part of an agreement by the company with CARB, US EPA, the California Department of Justice and the US Department of Justice that combines mitigation and penalties to fully resolve all of the environmental harm from VW’s actions. million to the State in penalties.

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Electrify America announces $200M Cycle 2 zero emission vehicle investment plan for California

Green Car Congress

San Diego-Carlsbad. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara. Electrify America also will continue to invest in the six Cycle 1 metros: Fresno. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim. Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

Chapter member Ian Wright cofounded Tesla then later founded Wrightspeed, a company that built large hybrid trucks in San Jose. Our EAASV group had a tour of the Lightning facility in San Jose and a field trip to the company’s new location in Hollister a couple of years ago,” Pohorsky said. That was quite a conversion.”

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