Byton Receives California Distributor License Byton is building a hybrid retail model that has never been attempted in the U.S. By Mark Kane Official - Nov 24 2019 -
California Reshapes EV Rebate Program; Excludes EVs Over $60,000 High-income earners need not apply. By Tom Moloughney General - Nov 13 2019 -
Hyundai Launches BotRide Autonomous On-Demand Ride-Sharing Pilot Hyundai also to test and demonstrate autonomous electric cars in California. By Mark Kane Autonomous Vehicles - Oct 28 2019 -
Tesla Is Introducing Tesla Insurance Service, Promises Savings Insurance is just another step in Tesla's vertical integration of every aspect of the car business. By Mark Kane Official - Aug 29 2019 -
California’s Progress On 5 Million ZEV By 2030: Q2 2019 Results With close to 600,000 plug-in electric cars sold in California, the state is on track for its goal of 1.5 million in 2025 and 5 million by 2030. By Mark Kane Sales - Aug 28 2019 -
CPUC Approves SDG&E's Plan To Install Chargers For Heavy-Duty EVs The plan is to install charging points for at least 3,000 vehicles within five years. By Mark Kane Charging - Aug 18 2019 -
Volkswagen Shows Off ID. Buggy In California (w/Video) Volkswagen ID. Buggy meets original Meyers Manx at the beach in California By Mark Kane Concepts - Aug 16 2019 -
Tesla Lathrop "Distribution Center" Seems Complete: Video The new facility in Lathrop is kind of a mystery as Tesla might use it not only for parts distribution but also for production. By Mark Kane Manufacturing / Production - Jul 3 2019 -
California Energy Commission Fills The Gaps In Charging Network It's time to fill the gaps in the public DC fast charging network to enable long-distance travel for all EVs. By Mark Kane Charging - May 25 2019 -
EVgo Launches California’s First Curbside Charging Plaza Which is better for DC fast charging - curbside or parking lot? By Mark Kane Charging - May 7 2019 -
West Coast Power Providers Explore Charging For Trucks Along I-5 Utilities are studying their role in electrifying the corridor By Mark Kane Charging - Apr 22 2019 -
ChargeWheel Announced Deployment Of 100 Energy Trailers In California California-based ChargeWheel recently announced its intention to launch a network of solar-powered mobile charging hubs in the form of Energy Trailers. By Mark Kane Charging - Apr 6 2019 -
BYD Produced Its 300th Electric Bus In Lancaster, California Chinese BYD (Build Your Dreams) produced its 300th electric bus at its manufacturing plant in Lancaster, California, launched in 2013. By Mark Kane Buses - Apr 5 2019 -
United States Postal Service Tests Cummins-Powered All-Electric Vehicles This Spring the United States Postal Service (USPS) in California starts a pilot program to test Cummins-powered all-electric delivery vans. By Mark Kane News - Apr 3 2019 -
Electric Cars Outsell Hybrids In California: Tesla Model 3 Tops In Class According to CNCDA, hybrid sales and market share decreased every year in the past five years, which raises the question of whether or not Toyota noticed this trend? By Mark Kane Sales - Feb 21 2019 -
Propel Fuels To Launch EV Charging Network In California Propel Fuels, California’s low carbon fuel retailer, has became convinced that electrification is reaching the mainstream and announced its own fast and affordable charging network. By Mark Kane Charging - Feb 8 2019 -
California's New Purple HOV Sticker To Debut In January 2019 California has forever been at the advent of new technology and supports EVs to the max. This new HOV sticker is just more proof of such. By Steven Loveday General - Nov 15 2018 -
UPDATE: Musk Responds: California's ZEV Targets Hampered By Rising Truck Sales Simply put, until models like the Ford F150, Dodge RAM, the Toyota RAV4, or the Chevrolet Silverado become fully electric, this trend is hardly going to reverse all on its own. By Vanja Kljaic News - Aug 25 2018 -
First U.S. eHighway Launched In California By Siemens Siemens has just launched the first U.S. eHighway - an electrified highway project near the U.S. Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. By Mark Kane Charging - Jan 31 2018 -
City of Los Angeles Kicks Off EV Sharing Program For Low-Income Families Bolloré's subsidiary - Blue Solutions, has launched a new car sharing rental called BlueLA (in Los Angeles obviously), which is second operation based in the U.S., after the BlueIndy in Indianapolis. By Mark Kane General - Jun 27 2017 -
California Puts Its First Electric Garbage Truck Into Operation Garbage day just got a whole lot quieter for some Californians, as Motiv Power Systems set to deliver the state's first all-electric garbage truck By Mark Kane News - Jun 16 2017 -
Meet The UPS Class 6 Fuel Cell Truck With A 45-kWh Battery UPS has announced the upcoming deployment of special Class 6 medium-duty delivery truck prototype with a 45 kWh battery and 32 kW hydrogen fuel cell stack By Mark Kane News - Jun 5 2017 -
California Utilities Request For Approval Of $1 Billion Of EV-Related Investments Utilities in California recently issued requests for approval of their electric vehicle-related projects in total worth more than $1 billion. By Mark Kane Charging - Jan 25 2017 -
Toyota Mirai Capable Of Covering 1,438-Miles In 24-Hour Run The founders of True Zero hydrogen station network recently spent some time with Toyota Mirai covering 1,438 miles (2,313 km) in a 24-hour period. By Mark Kane General - Sep 19 2016 -