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September 25, 2019
Driverless, fully automated cars are projected to increase overall travel. But what about vehicles with partial automation that are already on the road? Will people drive them more than non-automated vehicles? A recent study shows they may already be having an impact on driving habits.
Forbes
September 18, 2019
The Trump administration’s plan to revoke California’s ability to set its own clean car standards promises to ignite a monumental legal fight between a dozen states and the federal government.
E&E News
September 18, 2019
With California enmeshed in a bare-knuckled battle over clean air with the Trump administration, carmakers could soon have to sign onto the state’s pact to cut air pollution if they want to offer customers the state’s EV rebate.
CalMatters
September 18, 2019
Californians are switching to electric cars in record numbers, putting the state on track to surpass its goal of having 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles on the road by 2025. But the plug-in infrastructure needed to support that switch is patchy.
San Francisco Chronicle
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
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