ev charging – California Climate and Energy Collaborative

California regulators approve landmark utility EV-charging proposal

June 7, 2018

“The approved plans mark the state’s largest investment in electrification to date and build on smaller-scale utility-sponsored EV programs now underway. Though the state is often lauded as a climate leader, California also happens to have a car-centric culture and many of the country’s most active ports. Transportation accounts for 39 percent of the state’s…

EV charging could significantly reduce storage needs, DOE lab finds

May 25, 2018

Sarina Soor

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“Electric vehicles (EVs) could play a major role in balancing the grid by soaking up excess solar generation during the middle of the day. Based on an analysis of California’s stationary storage mandate and its decarbonization and EV adoption goals, the study concludes much of the storage mandate may be unnecessary if electric vehicle charging…

Why PG&E, National Grid and Enel are charging up to power EVs

April 26, 2018

Sarina Soor

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“The auto industry long has pointed to that dearth of EV charging infrastructure available in public locations as one reason relatively few EVS are on the road — maybe 8.5 million by 2020, according to estimates from Navigant Research. But that roadblock soon may be surmounted. The emergence of the Electrify America program, which will…

Yes, your electric cars can charge on sunshine

April 26, 2018

Sarina Soor

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“Charging on sunshine is a quest of many an EV-PV adopter. Many critics are quick to claim EVs not charging during the solar hours are still dirty energy devices. This argument has been debunked for some time here. And by no means does it diminish the importance of offsetting one’s usage with the solar or…

Supercharging the Buildout of EV Charging Infrastructure – Apr. 24

April 20, 2018

Sarina Soor

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This webinar by the Clean Coalition will focus on learning how to ensure an EV-powered future by accelerating the deployment of EV charging infrastructure. Click here to learn more.

Berkeley looks at EVs, markets, gas withholding

March 29, 2018

Sarina Soor

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““The electric vehicle market is transforming on a daily basis,” California Public Utilities Commissioner Carla Peterman said on Friday at the annual POWER Conference at University of California Berkeley. There are about 376,000 light duty EVs, 43 models and 22,000 public charging stations in the state, she said. “Our investor-owned utilities have a critical role…

CEC launches incentive project to install EV charging stations statewide

January 12, 2018

Sarina Soor

CEC, electric vehicles, ev, ev charging

“A new statewide incentive project funded by the Energy Commission to promote expansion of California’s electric vehicle charging network debuted in Fresno County. The California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP) works with community partners to develop and implement regional incentive projects to install chargers and accelerate the expansion of charging infrastructure.” Click here to read…