Cars That Think

APRIL 9, 2025

The European Union and California are phasing out the use of SF 6 and other fluorinated gases (F-gases) in electrical equipment, and several other regulators are following suit. After the gas quenches an arc, it can decompose into substances that can irritate the respiratory system.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 3, 2025

New tires were installed last year, and a $32,000 (!) This car has lived in California and now, Arizona. It also has a manual transmission, a $20K luggage set, tool kit, seat covers, and two factory keys. service was recently done. There does seem to be some minor paint fade and a couple of chips. not cheap.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 31, 2025

According to The Drive , anyone caught traveling 100 mph (or over) would be court-ordered to install a speed limiter as a potential alternative to jail time. California likewise pushed for legislation requiring passive speed limiters (the kind that annoy the driver but don't actually prevent the car from speeding).

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 4, 2025

The Latest Developments in Low and Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles The largest coming together of the clean energy industry for commercial vehicles, ACT Expo 2025 (for A dvanced C lean T ransportation) was held this past week in Anaheim, California. Future hydrogen plans include designing and building-out the hydrogen network.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Costco was one of the first big-box retailers to offer charging, installing Level 2 chargers at some California locations in the 1990s. It pulled the plug on those stations in 2011 and 2012, but last year resumed installing DC fast chargers while keeping its profitable gas pumps.

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Teslarati

MARCH 17, 2025

You can see footage from Teslarati ‘s first full ride in the Cybercab below, as captured at the “We, Robot” event in Southern California. He also echoes plans that Tesla is aiming for prototype builds for the Cybercab by this summer, along with a launch event around early 2026.

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Electrek

JULY 8, 2025

Read more: California now has nearly 50% more EV chargers than gas nozzles If you live in an area that has frequent natural disaster events, and are interested in making your home more resilient to power outages, consider going solar and adding a battery storage system. million EV chargers , but only 3.3 million were public.

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Driivz

JUNE 25, 2025

Many states have led the way in successfully establishing a growing number of public charging stations, with California, New York, and Texas currently topping the list with the most charging ports. This represents ~30% growth from today’s installed base of roughly 50,000 DC fast chargers.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 10, 2025

This backup power seamlessly turns the Lightning into an external power source when using the Pro Power Onboard system, and purchasing and installing the SunRun Home Integration System. Clean Fleet Report drove the Lightning Pro around Southern California for a week. A home usually uses 2.6 We put on a total of 510 miles.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 20, 2025

Eight years ago, Samueli, then a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), who had been pushing the state of the art of digital broadband communications for more than a decade, joined with his Ph.D. If you do, the odds are that the chips inside the modem will have been designed by Broadcom Corp., Nicolaos G.

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Teslarati

APRIL 29, 2025

@tesla_semi will feature a 25kW e-PTO system to power any loads needed such as a refrigerated trailer pic.twitter.com/Hncwzi6AA8 Kyle Conner (@itskyleconner) April 29, 2025 Expansion to Public and Private Charging Infrastructure The Semi utilizes the Megacharger for its charging needs, and many sites have been installed already.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 17, 2025

In a week we put on 434 miles of Southern California freeway driving, taking us from Dana Point to Hollywood to Palm Springs and back. The best bet for owners will be to install a Level 2 240V home charger that will take the battery from 10-to-100% in 7.2

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Meanwhile, we spent Valentines Day driving both the updated 2025 Ioniq 5 and new Ioniq 5 XRT in and around Palm Springs, California. Weve only gotten an hour or so with the 5 N, but eagerly await the loan of one in late February. Photo Couresty of Hyundai. Hyundai does not, however, go as far as Ford.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 12, 2025

The Newest Electric Truck Offers Advanced Technology and Unique Storage Spaces Living in South Orange County, California, where Rivian is based, I saw Rivian pickups and vans testing on our local streets for many months before they actually went on sale. In California those vertical elongated headlights are a common sight.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 6, 2025

So far, those pre-orders are limited to residents of California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Washington, with a nationwide rollout to follow, according to Kia. General Motors in late 2024 announced complete home energy kits , with external battery packs plus chargers and the necessary hardware for home backup power.

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Cars That Think

JULY 5, 2025

Installed at intersections, the cameras detect vehicles that fail to come to a full stop; then the system automatically issues citations. compliance with stop signs jumped from just 3 percent to 84 percent within 90 days of installing the cameras. In a 2022 pilot of the tech in the Long Island town of Saddle Rock, N.Y.,

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Electrek

JULY 3, 2025

Last year, Tesla announced a new project called ‘Oasis’, which consists of a new model Supercharger station with a solar farm and battery storage enabling off-grid operations in Lost Hills, California.

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Electrek

JULY 1, 2025

Tesla currently has a capacity to produce 40 GWh of Megapacks annually at its factory in California. Fred Lamberts favorite gear Combat Edge Get an edge on MMA with the best stats EnergySage EnergySage helps you get the best price possible on a home solar installation for free and without hassel.

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Electrek

JULY 11, 2025

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Charged EVs

MAY 22, 2025

The company works with multiple software providers, vehicle OEMs, EVSE providers and installers, and maintenance service providers. California requires that a certain amount of state investment goes to benefit disadvantaged communities. Theres the vehicles, theres buying the chargers, installing the chargers, maintaining the chargers.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 17, 2025

California-based Reliable Robotics and Massachusetts-based Merlin Labs are developing the commercial versions of their autonomous Caravans initially for the cargo feeder industry, which uses small airplanes to move packages to and from rural markets on behalf of carriers like FedEx and UPS.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 13, 2025

Example: In Germany, AI-based grid systems help manage thousands of small-scale solar and wind installations that feed into the national grid, reducing reliance on centralized fossil fuel plants. AI coordinates their output and storage to support the larger grid without overloads or instability.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2020

FreeWire Technologies announced the deployment of Boost Charger at an ampm fuel and convenience store in Lodi, California. Boost Charger easily connects with ampm’s existing infrastructure, allowing the system to be installed in hours without requiring expensive new grid power supply. a subsidiary of bp.

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Cars That Think

JULY 11, 2025

I’m not entirely sure that moving from Norway to California is an upgrade, honestly. [ 1X ] Jim Kernan, Chief Product Officer at Engineered Arts, shares how they’re commercializing humanoid robots—blending AI, expressive design, and real-world applications to build trust and engagement. Moonshot Podcast ]

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2021

Jeep-branded EV charging stations will be installed at or near the trailheads of Jeep Badge of Honor off-road trails over the next year, allowing owners to take full-advantage of their electrified Jeep SUV. Jeep is partnering with Electrify America to create the Jeep 4xe Charging Network.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Electrify America is investing $2 million in solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in rural California that are not tied to the electrical grid. Electrify America will dispatch 30 standalone EV ARC 2020 stations to carefully selected areas in rural California.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2023

California announced that 18.8% (345,818 units) of all new cars sold last year in California were ZEVs. 40% of ZEVs sold in the US are sold in California. ZEV share of new car sales in 2022 by California county. Actual sales of ZEVs by California county. Actual sales of ZEVs by California county.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2020

The first pilot Volvo VNR Electric truck will operate at the Volvo Trucks North America TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana, California. This experience in designing, planning, and installing high-power chargers for electric trucks has taught us how critical it is to engage a variety of stakeholders early on.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2020

On 18 August 2020, $27 million in funding will be available in California to replace higher polluting trucks with zero-emission vehicles. Operation: Operate old and new vehicle at least 75% of the time within California. The second installment of funds for this category is expected to be released within the next few years.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Electrify America has installed onsite, behind-the-meter battery energy storage systems (BESS) at more than 140 ultra-fast DC charging stations around the country, including more than 90 installations in California.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2022

The California Energy Commission (CEC) adopted a report establishing offshore wind goals and moving the state one step closer to development of the clean energy resource off California’s coast. million initially and 25 million homes by mid-century. million initially and 25 million homes by mid-century. Source: CEC, Maxwell et al.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Greenlots, a member of the Shell Group and a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions, has installed charging infrastructure for a fleet of electrified commercial trucks as part of its ongoing partnership with Volvo Trucks. Heavy-duty fleets have unique charging characteristics and needs.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2021

The California Energy Commission (CEC) announced that $12 million in rebates will be available to install publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Applications for rebates open 5 August. Since December 2017, CALeVIP has made more than $155.9

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a $2.9-billion billion investment plan that accelerates California’s 2025 electric vehicle (EV) charging and hydrogen refueling goals. CEC staff estimates the plan will result in 90,000 new EV chargers across the state, more than double the 80,000 chargers installed today.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2021

The California Energy Commission (CEC) announced that $17.5 More than a third of the funding is dedicated to installations in under-resourced communities. Rebate funds can cover the purchase and installation of charging equipment, electrical infrastructure, utility costs, network agreements and other related costs.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) is leading a landmark effort along with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) to deploy 100 battery-electric regional haul and drayage trucks across California. The project was funded with $26.98

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2018

Two years ago, Southern California Edison launched Charge Ready, a pilot program to increase the availability of charging for passenger electric vehicles. Achieving California’s ambitious goals for reducing air pollution and harmful greenhouse gas emissions will require 7 million electric cars on California highways by 2030.

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