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Tag: electric vehicles

A fleet of Tesla Semis on display at PepsiCo Beverages North America's Sacramento facility on April 11, 2023. PBNA hosted an event to celebrate the arrival of 18 Tesla Semi-trucks to its Sacramento location. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

Changing the world, one electric truck at a time

Avatar photo by Lynn La May 1, 2023April 30, 2023
A fleet of electric vehicles lined up for the Zero Emissions Convoy in Bakersfield on Feb. 23, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local
Posted inClimate Change

California phases out diesel trucks: What happens next?

Nadia Lopez by Nadia Lopez April 28, 2023April 28, 2023
An unhoused person holds pieces of fentanyl in their hand in Los Angeles on Aug. 18, 2022. Use of the powerful synthetic opioid that is cheap to produce and is often sold as is or laced in other drugs, has exploded. Because it's 50 times more potent than heroin, even a small dose can be fatal. It has quickly become the deadliest drug in the nation, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo
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Showdown on California fentanyl bills

Avatar photo by Lynn La April 28, 2023April 28, 2023
A fleet of Tesla Semis on display at PepsiCo Beverages North America's Sacramento facility on April 11, 2023. PBNA hosted an event to celebrate the arrival of 18 Tesla Semi-trucks to its Sacramento location. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inClimate Change

‘Impossible’ and ‘likely to fail’? Or ‘putting lives over profits’? Behind California’s battle to electrify trucks

Nadia Lopez by Nadia Lopez April 26, 2023April 27, 2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to the media at a press conference at Hansen Ranches outside of Corcoran on April 25, 2023. Newsom addressed the areas flooded farmlands during the winter storms in Kings County. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local
Posted inWhatMatters

Will California’s Big Melt be a slow-moving disaster?

Avatar photo by Lynn La April 26, 2023April 26, 2023
An electric vehicle charging station in Burlingame. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters
Posted inEnvironment

Following California’s lead, EPA proposes national standards to ramp up electric cars

Nadia Lopez by Nadia Lopez April 12, 2023April 12, 2023
Atherton, one of the nation's richest communities, has California's highest concentration of electric cars. March, 2023. Photo by Martin do Nascimento
Posted inEnvironment

Who buys electric cars in California — and who doesn’t?

Nadia LopezAvatar photo by Nadia Lopez and Erica Yee March 22, 2023April 12, 2023
Stacy Cordova holds a framed photo of her aunt Mary Franco in Azusa on July 5, 2021. Franco was a victim of California's forced sterilization program and was sterilized when she was 13 in 1934. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo
Posted inWhatMatters

More pain for California’s forced sterilization patients

Avatar photo by Lynn La March 22, 2023March 22, 2023
Posted inEnvironment

Jump-starting electric car batteries: Will supply problems stall California’s mandate?

by Julie Cart March 1, 2023February 28, 2023
A PG&E Smart Meter in Oakland on Feb. 28, 2023. Consumers are facing high utility bills.
Posted inWhatMatters

How will California stop skyrocketing utility bills?

Avatar photo by Sameea Kamal March 1, 2023March 1, 2023

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