The Time Is Now for Zero-Emissions Cargo Handling Equipment at America’s Busiest Cargo Ports

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:58:43 +0000

The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach handle nearly 40 percent of US shipping container traffic; decarbonizing the equipment that handles these containers needs to begin now. Ocean ports around the world represent major sources of coastal air pollution, with fossil fuel-powered ships, trucks, and heavy equipment in use … [continued]

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The Ports of Long Beach & Los Angeles Invest $25 Million for 207 Truck Chargers

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:56:28 +0000

Partnership With Regional Air Quality Agencies Will Create 207 Chargers at Eight Sites The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will provide $25 million for an ambitious partnership with regional air quality agencies to jump-start charging infrastructure for electric heavy-duty drayage trucks in one of the nation’s most populous … [continued]

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New Fiat 500e Drop: ‘Inspired By Los Angeles’

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 22:38:13 +0000

La Dolce Vita Meets the American Dream: FIAT Brand Debuts All-New 2024 Fiat 500e for North America — 100 Percent Electric, 100 Percent Italian New Fiat 500e Inspired By Los Angeles model features exclusive Marine Layer Mist exterior color, reminiscent of the coastal marine layer that swathes LA beaches in … [continued]

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California Home to Two ZEV Firsts: Nation’s First Solar-Powered EV Truck Stop, World’s Largest Amazon EV Truck Fleet

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 22:18:39 +0000

Sacramento, California — In just the last three days, California has seen two firsts related to zero-emission vehicles: the nation’s first solar-powered electric truck charging depot and Amazon’s largest electric truck fleet in any country. The two milestones illustrate Governor Gavin Newsom’s commitment to building more, faster to achieve California’s world-leading climate … [continued]

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AAA Report Says Americans Don’t Trust Autonomous Cars As Waymo Offers Free Rides In LA

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:40:42 +0000

AAA reports more people fear riding in an autonomous car this year than last year. Clearly the robotaxi idea has a bit of work to do yet.

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Prime Time Shuttle To Buy 550 Canoo Electric Vehicles

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2023 05:40:01 +0000

Prime Time Shuttle, a major US shuttle service based out of Los Angeles, has agreed to purchase 550 electric vehicles … [continued]

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itselectric Brings US-Made Curbside EV Charging To New York City & Beyond

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:00:02 +0000

CleanTechnica headed south to Los Angeles this week to the Curbivore conference to meet with Tiya Gordon from the curbside EV charging innovators at itselectric. While many of us binged shows good and bad on Netflix over the pandemic, Tiya was hard at work building out a disruptive new EV charging network company. itselectric has […]

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$1.6 Billion For Clean Transit Buses In Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:50:42 +0000

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law increases funding for low- and no- emission bus grants six-fold and includes worker training on zero-emission buses

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With LA’s Vote, America’s Two Largest Cities Have Said No New Fossil Gas

Credit to Author: Joe Wachunas| Date: Mon, 30 May 2022 15:33:47 +0000

The Los Angeles City Council voted on Friday to prohibit fossil fuels in new construction. The Council directed departments to develop a plan over the next six months “that will require all new residential and commercial buildings in Los Angeles to be built so that they will achieve zero-carbon emissions.” The plans are expected to […]

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