The California Energy Commission (CEC) reported this week that the state passed 2.5 million cumulative new zero‑emission vehicle (ZEV) sales in 2025. In CEC‑speak, that “ZEV” tally includes battery‑electric vehicles, fuel‑cell electric vehicles, and plug‑in hybrids (even though plug‑in hybrids aren’t exactly “zero‑emission”). Still, the headline number underscores how quickly California’s plug‑in market has grown. Since … Continue reading “Federal EV incentives ended, California’s ZEV sales grew anyway”
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California’s biggest virtual power plant is facing over $100 million in funding cuts due to the state’s ongoing budget crisis, threatening the long-term viability of a program that can act as a crucial release valve for the state’s overburdened power grid. The Demand Side Grid Support program pays electric customers who reduce their energy use or who provide … Continue reading “California’s successful virtual power plant program faces big budget cuts”
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In other words, PAO is “assuming the customer is obligated to pay the corporate utility the retail rate” for the power customers generate and use themselves — “and anything they do otherwise is stealing,” McCann said. In terms of assessing who owes whom, that’s little different from saying that a customer who uses less electricity by … Continue reading “California’s rooftop solar is a benefit, not a cost, to the state”
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That’s bad for biofuels. But it’s also bad for public EV-charging stations that earn LCFS credits for every kilowatt-hour of electricity they sell and for the charging capacity they provide. The drop in credit prices has also depleted an LCFS-funded program administered by California utilities to assist first-time EV purchases. The amendments CARB approved on … Continue reading “California’s new clean-fuel plan makes old problems worse”
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Electric trucks, which are cleaner and cheaper to operate than diesel options, could be a win for both the planet and trucking companies. The only problem? Smaller trucking companies still face steep upfront barriers to going electric, including high price tags, uncertain charging access, and few financing options.… Source link by Canary Media Author Jeff … Continue reading “‘Green bank’ launches $250M effort to electrify California’s port trucks”
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The same point was made by Diego Quevedo, utilities lead and senior charging-infrastructure engineer at Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), which joined fellow electric truck manufacturers Volvo Group North America and Navistar to weigh in on the CPUC proceeding. “Trucks can be manufactured by OEMs and delivered approximately six months after receiving an order,” Quevedo … Continue reading “California’s backlogged grid is holding up its electric truck dreams”
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Ever since the federal government gave up on including electric bikes in its broader electric vehicle incentive programs, alternative incentives at the local and state levels have been met largely with success—except, of course, in California. In stark contrast to most other incentive programs around the US, California’s partially developed program has spent years in … Continue reading “What went so horribly wrong with California’s e-bike incentive program?”
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“If you’re doing home improvement contracts, by law you have to warranty your work for 10 years,” she said. That shift would not only undermine solar contractors’ ability to install new projects, but potentially threaten their ability to service or maintain already installed projects, since that follow-up work would void the existing warranty, she said. Doherty disputed … Continue reading “A new front in California’s solar wars: Who’s allowed to install batteries?”