Green Car Reports

MAY 7, 2021

Plug-in vehicles—including battery-electric cars, plug-in hybrids, and hydrogen fuel-cell cars—are nearing one in 10 new-car sales in California, according to a periodic update from industry group Veloz, referring to the latest data from the state.

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EV Life

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

California Electric Car Rebates. If you’re a resident of California, you could get $2,000 to $7,000 cash back for buying an electric car under the California Clean Vehicle Rebate Program (CVRP). The California electric car rebate program made significant changes in February 2022.

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Teslarati

MAY 4, 2021

Tesla buyers in California can once again receive the State’s $1,500 Clean Fuel Reward for purchasing an electric vehicle. The incentive was established by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in an attempt to “make it easier to own an EV.” No income or location restrictions are outlined.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Jill Pestana is a California-based battery scientist and engineer who recently shared on X that she was researching electric vehicles because she intended to buy one.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 7, 2017

It's taken a while, but Oregon will now have a state electric-car purchase incentive that largely matches those in its neighbor to the south, California. First discussed several years ago, the idea of a purchase rebate for cars that plug in hadn't made it through previous legislative sessions.

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EV Life

OCTOBER 15, 2020

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.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 25, 2021

While an affordable $25,000 Tesla remains a dream for some, this might not be the case for some in-the-know California residents. Being located properly in California (and qualifying), you can actually purchase a Model 3 for around $25,000. Originally published on Tesla Oracle & EV Annex. Geography is key here.

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California Tesla Affordable Purchase 145

Green Car Reports

JULY 11, 2017

Incentives for the purchase of a plug-in battery-powered vehicle continue to be a powerful motivation to get new buyers to consider electric cars. The federal income-tax credit of $2,500 to $7,500 has long been supplemented by various state programs, including a purchase rebate in the crucial California market.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The California Air Resources Board approved a $2.6-billion Supported projects range from incentives for cleaner trucks and buses, and mobility options such as bike- and car-sharing, to consumer rebates for clean cars. This includes $326 million for vehicle purchase incentives and $55 million for clean mobility investments.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

The California Air Resources Board announced a new statewide grant and loan program to help lower-income consumers across California get into the cleanest new and used cars on the market.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 22, 2018

Car buyers don't have to live under California's golden sunshine to want electric cars. Yet, in some months, buyers in California purchase more than half of all the electric cars sold in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2019

California consumers are applying for clean-vehicle rebates at a record pace as demand for the cleanest vehicles on the market continued to grow over the past year. Electric vehicle rebates in California were 50% higher in 2018 than 2017. Electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars are now 7.8%

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 24, 2024

Analysis indicates that interest in EVs has more than doubled, with a 177 percent rise in searches, underscoring a shift in consumer behavior and a greater inclination towards purchasing electric vehicles. 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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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

House of Representatives that would prevent California from receiving federal waivers to set standards limiting the sale of gasoline-driven automobiles. However, the proposal is not incorrect in asserting that California's Clean Air Act waiver gives it a large amount of influence over national vehicle policies.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2012

California Governor Edmund Brown Jr. and the California Public Utilities Commission to announced a $120-million settlement with NRG Energy Inc. then a co-owner with NRG of the portfolio of power generating plants currently owned by NRG in California. billion for Dynegy plants in California and Maine. ]. Executive Order.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

California electric-car drivers have a new color to keep track of. Starting New Year's Day 2019, the state will issue updated Clean Air stickers that allow electric cars purchased after January 1 to access the state's carpool lanes, even without a carpool inside. 1, 2023, a year longer than the.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Southern California Edison (SCE) recently announced that it will purchase 250 megawatts of energy storage, as part of a larger 2,221-MW purchase of new generation assets.'

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2017

The California Air Resources Board approved a $663-million low-carbon transportation plan to increase the use of clean cars, heavy-duty trucks, buses and freight equipment. The majority of funding for the Fiscal Year 2017-18 plan comes from California’s cap-and-trade auction proceeds.

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Clean Cleaning California Climate Change 225

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. Purchasing. —Andrew Wheeler. Those costs are passed on to consumers.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 25, 2017

California already offers generous incentives to get consumers into electric vehicles, but now the electric utility Southern California Edison has joined in. SCE has announced what it calls the Clean Fuel Rewards Program to offer a $450 purchase rebate for battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle owners.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 26, 2017

The purchase of an electric car that plugs into the power grid to recharge its battery often gets drivers thinking about the source of their energy. We haven't seen data from recent years looking at the overlap between electric-car drivers and home solar panels.

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Solar Electric Cars Power Grid Recharge 156

Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The Irvine, California-based electric vehicle startup Rivian announced that it will enable other companies to purchase its custom-designed Rivian Commercial Van as an initial period of making them exclusively for Amazon concludes.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

After a decade-long project that saw changes in approach, multiple delays, staff changes, planning and replanning, and conflicting reports, Apple’s Titan autonomous electric car project is dead. Thereafter, it was reported that a team from Canadian parts powerhouse Magna International was embedded at Apple’s laboratory in California.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

California leads the way when it comes to electric-car adoption in the U.S. That's due in large part to a zero-emission vehicle mandate that requires the largest-volume automakers to sell cars without tailpipes, combined with a generous state purchase incentive that encourages residents to buy them.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 15, 2017

For southern California residents, it's an excellent time to start considering the purchase of a BMW i3 or Nissan Leaf electric car. San Diego Gas & Electric has joined a host of other utility companies in the state in offering incentives towards the purchase of an i3 or a Leaf.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2018

California can reduce carbon emissions by more than 70 million metric tons by 2030—akin to taking 15 million gasoline-powered cars off the road in one year—by adopting a higher target for its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), according to an analysis released by the UK-based research firm Cerulogy.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2013

The Governors of California, Oregon and Washington and the Premier of British Columbia signed a regional agreement strategically to align policies to reduce greenhouse gases and promote clean energy. British Columbia and California will maintain their existing carbon-pricing programs.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

How badly do you want to buy a BMW i3 electric car? Badly enough to move to areas of California where Southern California Edison will be your electric utility? If so, a new program offered through April 30 will give residential customers and SCE employees $10,000 off the purchase of any model of the i3.

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Electric Cars Report

JULY 30, 2023

Mazda North American Operations has announced that it will discontinue the all-electric MX-30 model for the United States market after the 2023 model year. The MX-30 was exclusively sold in California, and unfortunately, it hasn’t found many buyers. In 2021, Mazda sold 181 MX-30s, and in 2022, 324 were purchased.

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Electric Cars Report

MARCH 20, 2024

Automotive giant Stellantis is increasing its stake in California-based electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) company Archer Aviation. Both companies announced that Stellantis recently completed a series of open market purchases of ~8.3

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Companies Purchase California Electric Cars 57

Setec Powerr

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Canada, the UK, France, Spain, the Nordic countries and California have also announced a phasing out of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2040. Globally, electric vehicles account for 9 percent of new vehicle sales, according to the International Energy Agency. The first group of buyers are the first to buy electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Southern California Edison (SCE) is offering a $4,000 rebate to income-qualified customers who buy or lease pre-owned electric vehicles. SCE has been offering a $1,000 rebate through its Pre-Owned EV Rebate program to residential customers who purchase or lease a used EV.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2021

Juneau residents will begin to see Capital Transit’s first battery-electric bus in service and on the road tomorrow. This is the first electric bus owned and operated by a public transit agency in Alaska. Capital Transit unveiled the bus, manufactured in California by Proterra, during an event on Monday.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2015

In coordination with local air officials, the California Air Resources Board is initiating a retire-and-replace pilot program in the Greater Los Angeles area and San Joaquin Valley to help people of low income replace old, polluting cars with cleaner, more fuel efficient vehicles that also cut greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2018

Hyundai delivered its first NEXO fuel cell SUV ( earlier post ) to Tom Hochrad of Ventura, California—the first US customer to drive off in the new NEXO, the only mass-produced fuel cell SUV for the US market, featuring a range up to 380 miles. His new NEXO will deliver about five times the driving range of his first all-electric car.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 20, 2022

Millennials, those born from 1981 to 1996, are amongst the top buyers of electric cars in the world. If you are one of the members of this cohort interested in an electric vehicle, congratulations! Now, for your peace of mind, there is one more thing that you should have–electric car insurance.

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Electric Cars Cars Electrical Electric 80

Green Car Reports

MAY 29, 2015

California is introducing a new ‘Plus-Up’ pilot project that should make plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles a lot more affordable.

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