The quixotic goal of 100% carbon-free electricity is increasing the gap between rich and poor in California.| Los Angeles Times
Why are so many California EV charging stations broken? Lax state oversight of state subsidies is one big reason.| Los Angeles Times
California is spending $500 million to put an additional 1,000 electric school buses on the road.| Los Angeles Times
The funding from the Department of Transportation is part of a $521-million infrastructure package awarded to 29 states, eight federally recognized tribes and the District of Columbia.| Los Angeles Times
Plenty of challenges lie ahead as California mandates zero-emission cars, including cost and access to charging.| Los Angeles Times
SACRAMENTO — Today, the California Energy Commission (CEC) announced the state has reached 178,549 public and shared private electric vehicle (EV) chargers installed statewide. Compared to a CEC-estimated 120,000 gas nozzles in the state, California now has 48% more EV chargers – public and shared private – than the number of gasoline nozzles.| California Energy Commission
President Trump's administration, with help from the Republican-led Congress, may pull the state's ability to set its own fuel-efficiency rules.| Los Angeles Times
Aside from Tesla, no other major manufacturer will meet the state’s 35% threshold for zero-emission vehicles in the 2026 model year, a trade group leader says.| Los Angeles Times
With Trump on the warpath against EVs, buyers and sellers in California watch warily as he tries to dismantle Biden-era incentives that supported the industry.| Los Angeles Times
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