Car Makers Say California Electric Car Industry Running On All Cylinders
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It turns out that location, location, location isn't just important in real estate, according to a new study, it also plays an important role in determining how green your electric car really is.
"I haven't seen a gas station since last April." - Angelo and his Nissan Leaf
As gas prices continue to climb steadily, so are electric car sales, and this has Bay Area cities gearing up for a driving revolution.
Governor Brown announced plans for a statewide electric car charging network after the California Public Utilities Commission negotiated a $120 million settlement with a New Jersey-based power company.
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is in the Bay Area Thursday and planned to tour an electric vehicle company. It's an industry that has really benefited from the auto-bailout and the stimulus package because a big chunk of that money went to making batteries for electric cars.
California air regulators have unanimously passed sweeping auto emission standards that include a mandate to have 1.4 million electric and hybrid vehicles on state roads by 2025.
Tesla Motors has described the next generation of all-electric vehicle to be manufactured at its Fremont plant as part mini-van, part SUV.
California has quickly become the leader in the emerging electric vehicle manufacturing industry. A new study shows that most of the venture capital in the industry is coming to the Golden State.
A Silicon Valley based solar manufacturer is teaming up with Ford Motor Company to install rooftop systems specifically designed to offset the cost of charging an electric vehicle.
The American Automobile Association has announced plans to deploy electric vehicle mobile charging units in its roadside assistance operations, with California service beginning as early as August.
As more and more consumers become interested in electric vehicles, Tesla Motors in Palo Alto is hoping to lead the foray into the next wave of cars.
As part of its plans to go electric, the federal government is buying a small fleet of Chevy Volts and will install power stations in San Francisco and four other cities across the country.
Mayor Ed Lee has directed the city of San Francisco to provide free charges for electric vehicles at 19 city-owned garages and SFO.
Big-name electric cars are slowly but steadily making their way from the assembly line onto the streets. Getting one at this point - and for at least another year - will require patience, according to experts.
Tesla Motors is opening its newest showroom in San Jose's Santana Row.
A new training program at Chabot College in Hayward trains students how to work on hybrid and electric cars.
CNET Editor-at-Large Brian Cooley is in Detroit where the 23rd annual North American International Auto Show is under way and 'electric' seems to be the big word this year.
General Electric is going green in a big way, announcing plans to buy 25,000 electric vehicles by 2015.
