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September 16, 2019
Drivers looking to buy electric cars or other zero-emission vehicles in California will get less financial help from the state than many had hoped.
San Francisco Chronicle
September 16, 2019
The bloom is off the rose for self-driving tech among urban transportation officials, who are planning for a future with fewer private cars.
WIRED
September 11, 2019
Instead of battling it out, cities and private mobility companies have an opportunity to work together and lay the foundation for a multimodal future.
CItyLab
September 11, 2019
Sales of new electric vehicles in California shot up 63.7% in the first half of the year, to 51,750 units, largely on the strength of the Tesla Model 3.
Los Angeles Times
September 6, 2019
The Justice Department is opening an antitrust probe into a deal between four automakers and California on vehicle fuel economy standards, one of the companies confirmed today.
Politico
September 6, 2019
Democrats running for president had a message for Americans on Wednesday night: you are going to have to wean yourselves off your gas-powered cars.
Sacramento Bee
August 30, 2019
Hardware issues and pressure from President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports have delayed the rollout of electric bikes and scooters in three Sacramento suburbs, likely until next spring.
Sacramento Bee
August 19, 2019
The story goes that Californians love their cars. But much of the time that relationship is dysfunctional, launching drivers into the teeth of traffic jams, fouling the air and spewing gases that undermine state policies to combat climate change.
CALmatters
July 31, 2019
The latest issue of BMW Sustainability News includes an in-depth interview with the Director of the Plug-in Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Center at ITS-Davis. Dr. Tal explains how electric vehicle markets are evolving, and highlights the role of policy in stoking the higher performing market in California.
BMW Group
June 9, 2019
“If California’s trying to be a leader, we have to go as fast as possible,” said Lew Fulton, who studies sustainable transportation at UC Davis’ Institute of Transportation Studies. “Policies are critical to try to speed this up… Carrots and sticks. Carrots being pricing and incentives, sticks being regulatory.”
CALmatters