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BMW i Ventures makes strategic investment in parking services company ZIRX

Green Car Congress

ZIRX intends to eliminate the frustration that drivers face in parking in major urban markets such as New York, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington D.C. The company has operations in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and Washington, D.C.

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The Further Adventures of The Solangelist

Creative Greenius

The law passed back in July of this year, but none of the money is flowing yet to anyone in my city of Torrance or my county of Los Angeles. After I wrote a letter to Don Knabe’s office, my county supervisor, I got a phone call from Howard Choy in the Energy Management Division for Los Angeles County.

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These StartUps are going to Challenge Tesla

MyEVOnline

Fisker , a Los Angeles-based automotive company, will sell its first electric car, Ocean crossover SUV by the end of 2022. However, this time the company has adopted a different strategy to create and finance its product. It will combine stored battery electricity and hydrogen-powered electricity to run the vehicle.

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Four Startups Aim to Change the Climate Tech Game

Cars That Think

As someone living in California, I immediately flashed on all the oil pumpjacks I pass on the drive from the Bay Area to Los Angeles, so he didn’t have to convince me that the infrastructure exists. million financing round. There are 2.6 million idle wells, Gregory continued, “with an average depth 5000 feet.”

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CODA Launches Direct to Consumer Sales of CODA EV

Green Car Congress

CODA is finalizing the details of a program that is expected to offer consumers competitive leasing and financing options. Initial flagship locations are planned in Santa Monica and the San Francisco Bay Area, with additional satellite stores located in high-traffic shopping centers throughout the state.

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News: Range Milestones Hit by Lucid and Rivian

Clean Fleet Report

Lucid also ran a real-world test of pre-production cars with Motor Trend magazine driving from Los Angeles to San Francisco that demonstrated the 500+ mile range of the car. On its road to its record range, Lucid developed a 900-volt battery system with a proprietary battery management system and miniaturized drive units.

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BoostEV is an on-demand mobile EV charging network, like UberEats for hungry EVs

Charged EVs

In February, the company officially launched its new BoostEV platform in select cities—it’s now available in Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York City, Raleigh, Richmond, San Diego, San Francisco and Santa Cruz. For example, with Instacart, my grocery store now lives on my phone. Do I buy the equipment?