Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Electric Vehicles

Study: Most EV Rebates Had No Effect on Buyers’ Choices

By Christian MilNeil | May 6, 2022 | No Comments

Surveys of program participants found that more than half of rebate recipients were "free riders" — car buyers who would have chosen an electric car with or without the state's cash, but took the money anyhow.

Op-Ed: Electric Cars Are Not the Solution to Runaway Gas Prices

By Roger Dickinson and Josh Meyer | Apr 25, 2022 | No Comments

We need healthier, more affordable communities that are built for people, not cars.

Surprise! An electric car that stays in a garage while its owner drives their other, gas-powered vehicle isn't any help to the planet. Photo: Steve Jurvetson, CC

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Study: Today’s EV Tax Credits Might Actually Increase Emissions

By Kea Wilson | Apr 13, 2022 | No Comments

America's approach to incentivizing electric vehicle adoption may actually increase emissions in the long run, a new study finds.

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The Best EV Charging Solution that No One Is Talking About

By Kea Wilson | Jan 26, 2022 | No Comments

(Hint: it's not curbside charging in dense cities that already have too many cars.)

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Dear Joe: The Electric Hummer Is Not the Future

By Streetsblog Editors | Nov 19, 2021 | No Comments

An open letter to the American president that his constant cheerleading for electric mega-cars is not only a bad look, but bad policy.

Metro El Dorado National California bus - photo by Marc Caraan

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After July Fire, Metro Removed 180 New Buses from Service

By Joe Linton | Oct 8, 2021 | No Comments

Metro grounded 180 new El Dorado National California buses at a time when the agency is struggling to restore service to pre-COVID levels

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