Only Zero Emissions Vehicles in California – the case and the progress

On January 3rd, Assemblyman Phil Ting of San Francisco introduced AB1745, a bill that would allow  the only new vehicles to register in California in 2040 and beyond to be Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEVs). Since transportation contributes 39% of California’s greenhouse gas emissions – the largest of any sector – bringing that number down to […]

California legislation proposes ban on gas cars by 2040

by Steve Hanley, Clean Technica Assemblyman Phil Ting, who represents the city of San Francisco in the California legislature, has filed a bill that would allow only zero-emissions cars to be sold in the Golden State beginning in 2040. As radical as that may seem, it is fully in line with initiatives in several other […]

Singapore Launches Electric Carsharing — 1,000 Electric Cars Eventually

by James Ayre, Clean Technica The city-state of Singapore just launched its first mass-scale electric carsharing program — a service intended to comprise a fleet of around 1,000 cars and 2,000 charging points by 2020. The service is being run for at least the next decade by France’s BlueSG (a unit of the Bollore Group) […]

Elon Musk unveils Tesla's new electric semi truck

Sysco pre-orders Tesla semi trucks

by James Ayre, Clean Technica Following just a day after we reported that Anheuser-Busch had placed the largest pre-order yet for Tesla’s new Semi Trucks — with reservations being placed for 40 units — Sysco Corporation has announced that it has reserved 50 units of the upcoming Tesla Semi Truck. Sysco Corporation, for those unfamiliar […]

Can car-sharing culture help fuel an electric vehicle revolution?

by Lyndsey Gilpin, Insideclimate News Twenty Nissan Leafs are scattered at electric charging stations across Chattanooga, Tennessee. At first glance, the compact electric cars may seem like they’re already owned, but they’re actually for public use—and as easy to access as a bike share. Users just have to download the city’s electric car-sharing service Green […]

A new ‘electric highway’ is going to connect Europe from Norway to Italy

by Fred Lambert, Electrek A few days after announcing its massive electric vehicle charging infrastructure expansion, European electric utility E.ON elaborated on its actual plan to rollout charging stations across Europe – including an ‘electric highway’ of ‘ultra-fast charging stations’ that will connect Norway to Italy. Aside from the announcement that they will have as […]

Charging, charging, charging — best way for cities to break down EV adoption barriers

by Zachary Shahan, Clean Technica Prepping for our coming CleanTechnica + GreenWay 1st annual EV charging conference in Warsaw, Poland, I’ve been interviewing leading thinkers and doers in the EV charging world and in the Central & Eastern Europe EV industry who will be presenting or sitting on panel discussions during the conference*. This time, […]

US EV charging network grows from 5,070 to 50,990 charging sites in 6 years

by James Ayre , Clean Technica There are now more than 50,990 public and private plug-in electric vehicle charging sites located throughoutthe US — up from 34,151 in 2015 — according to the newly released Electric Vehicle Charging Association’s2017 State of the Charge report. The new report re-evaluates the state of the plug-in electric vehicle […]

US EV charging network grows from 5,070 to 50,990 charging sites in 6 years

by James Ayre, Clean Technica There are now more than 50,990 public and private plug-in electric vehicle charging sites located throughoutthe US — up from 34,151 in 2015 — according to the newly released Electric Vehicle Charging Association’s2017 State of the Charge report. The new report re-evaluates the state of the plug-in electric vehicle charging […]

Now is the time to go electric with your wheels

I’m so excited about my new car and I’m not even a car person.  I’m excited to have an electric vehicle (EV) – a way to drive around on renewable energy and avoid tailpipe emissions. It’s peppy and fun to drive and, like I said, I’m not even a car person.  But part of what’s […]