Tag: Electric Vehicles

Low Income? Electric, Hybrid Cars For You in Sharing Plan

Electric and hybrid vehicles will be available to residents in low-income Los Angeles neighborhoods under a car-sharing program funded by a $1.6 million state grant, it was announced Friday. The grant awarded to the city of Los Angeles will fund a three-year program in which about 100 electric and hybrid […]

L.A. Offered $1.6 Million for Pioneering Low-Income Electric Carsharing Program

Pilot Program Offers Clean Transportation to Low-Income Communities to Help Cut Smog, Fight Climate Change, and Fulfill Mandate of SB 1275, the Charge Ahead California Initiative Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Media Relations Director, 510-926-4022; 415-846-7758 (cell) Michelle Kinman, Environment California Clean Energy Advocate, 310-621-8935 Bahram Fazeli, Communities for a Better Environment […]

Coalition Fights for EV Dev in San Diego

A broad coalition has submitted a proposed settlement to the California Public Utilities Commission in an effort to speed up the deployment of smart electric vehicle charging stations in San Diego. The proposal calls for San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) to install smart charging infrastructure at up to 550 […]

San Diego Electric Vehicle Grid Pilot Wins Wide Support

SAN DIEGO, California, June 4, 2015 (ENS) – San Diego Gas & Electric and automakers, electric vehicle service providers, public interest environmental groups and labor unions Wednesday signed a formal agreement in support of the utility’s innovative Electric Vehicle Grid-Integration pilot project. If adopted by the California Public Utilities Commission […]

Broad Coalition Submits Settlement Proposal to Public Utilities Commission to Deploy Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in San Diego

SAN FRANCISCO (June 4, 2015) – A diverse set of public interest groups, automakers, labor unions, and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) submitted a proposed settlement yesterday to the California Public Utilities Commission to accelerate the deployment of smart electric vehicle (EV) charging stations that would support the utility […]

Coalition Backs Big Increase in Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations

San Diego Gas & Electric announced Wednesday that an array of automakers, labor representatives, environmentalists and service providers has agreed to support the utility’s proposal to substantially increase its local electric-vehicle infrastructure and incentives. The program calls for SDG&E to install charging stations for electric vehicles at up to 550 sites […]

Carsharing for Electric Cars Coming to Low-Income Communities This Summer

Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Media Relations Director, 510-926-4022; 415-846-7758 (cell) BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA – Thanks to legislation enacted last year, SB 1275 (de León), the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has taken the first steps to create carsharing programs for electric cars in low and moderate income communities. CARB will begin […]