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California targets 35% EVs by model year 2026

Green Car Reports

California aims to increase zero-emission vehicle sales to 35% of all new car purchases by the 2026 model year, on the way to ending sales of new gasoline-only cars by the middle of the next decade.

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Report: California will need massive grid upgrades for 2035 electric-car push

Green Car Reports

California will ban the sale of new gasoline vehicles by 2035. Powering all new passenger cars and light trucks sold in California with electricity could raise demand by 25%, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing the opinions of energy-industry executives and analysts. California's.

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Fiat 500e electric-car redux: Sportier compliance for Europe, not California

Green Car Reports

The Fiat 500e electric car will return for a second generation, but this time it will likely not be sold in the United States. After withdrawing both gasoline and electric versions of the 500 from the U.S., This marks the first redesign of the retro city car since 2007. The gasoline 500.

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CMU/Yale study suggests BEVS could be majority or near-majority of cars and SUVs by 2030 given technology trends

Green Car Congress

A suggestive market-wide simulation extrapolation indicates that if every gasoline vehicle had a BEV option in 2030, the majority of new car and near-majority of new sport-utility vehicle choice shares could be electric in that year due to projected technology improvements alone. —Forsythe et al. Forsythe et al.

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Why More Americans Are Considering Electric Cars Now Than Ever Before

The Truth About Cars

Photo credit: husjur02 / Shutterstock.com Recent data collected over a three-year period ending in February 2024 shows a significant increase in consumer searches for electric vehicles (EVs). Influence of Fuel Prices on EV Demand A distinct spike in searches for electric vehicles was noted between February and March 2022.

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California Assemblyman files ballot initiative to repeal California gas tax increase

Green Car Congress

California Assemblyman Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach) filed ballot initiative to repeal the recently signed $52 billion gas tax ( earlier post ) and move it to a vote in 2018. The new tax measure will raise the tax on gasoline from $0.18 Beginning in 2020, hybrid and electric cars will be faced with a $100 annual fee.

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EV Life is awarded CalSEED grant from the California Energy Commission to make financing electric cars cheaper than gas vehicles.

EV Life

The grant will fund the development of a fintech platform to empower EV buyers to save up to $200/month on electric vehicle loans. Folsom, California, 15 October 2020. EV Life was selected from a competitive pool of over 200 startups based in California.