Peter Douglas

The new battery sourcing requirements are designed to end U.S. reliance on foreign supply chains, but a sufficient supply of locally sourced battery materials will be difficult to obtain during...

Supportive organizations representing the EV community include the California Electric Transportation Coalition and Coltura. Labor organizations endorsing the proposition include the CalFire State Firefighters and the International Brotherhood of Electrical...

The EIA projects that consumption will drop from 9.14 million barrels per day (bpd) in the third quarter of 2021 to 8.88 million bpd in the third quarter of 2022,...

In most cases, homeowners are able to install rapid Level 2 home chargers that can fully refuel an EV overnight, when electricity rates are low.

Several studies have shown no major technical challenges or risks have been identified that would prevent a growing electric vehicle fleet at the generation or transmission level, especially in the...

Newsom’s politically courageous order established the 2035 goal and directed the Air Resources Board to hammer out an appropriate, viable regulatory framework. Many other nations have adopted similar ZEV mandates...

There are also new price thresholds that will deny eligibility to more expensive EVs that currently make up a large share of the EV market. Electrified vans, SUVs, and pickup...

Toyota’s Prius Prime PHEV is an excellent green choice for these hesitant consumers, providing outstanding fuel economy, extremely low CO2 emissions, ample range, and traditional fueling with gasoline.

California’s ZEV mandates are remarkably similar to the provisions of the Obama Administration’s 2015 Clean Power Plan that were just struck down by the Court’s conservative majority.