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California Fires Cast Shadows on EV Mandates

January 19, 2025 8:32 amJanuary 19, 2025 8:32 am

Raging California fires are casting shadows over the state’s 2035 requirement that all vehicles be electric powered. In Los Angeles County, where robust sales helped propel Tesla to the state’s no. 2 ranking behind Honda, fire-displaced EV owners and evacuees...

NTSB To Investigate EV Truck Crash, Battery Fire That Shut Down I-80 For Nearly A Day

August 22, 2024 12:28 pmAugust 22, 2024 3:20 pm

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced late on Wednesday that it will be investigating the Tesla EV truck crash that occurred on Monday in Placer County, as the fire was one involving a lithium-ion battery and closed Interstate 80...

Republicans Confront Gov. Newsom’s Advanced Clean Fleets Mandate Following Multiple EV Vehicles’ Lithium Battery Fires

August 22, 2024 2:56 amAugust 22, 2024 2:57 am

Republican Lawmakers from both the California Senate and Assembly increased pressure on Governor Gavin Newsom this week to change up his Advanced Clean Fleets mandate because of multiple electric vehicle fires caused by lithium-ion batteries that occurred in the past...

Gavin Newsom’s Lithium Valley – Spinning Yet Another Field of Dreams

February 28, 2022 2:19 amFebruary 28, 2022 4:04 pm

It is no surprise that Governor Newsom’s recent promises of visionary breakthroughs in clean energy in Southern California comes with breathtaking assurances of game-changing technology plus equity for all. Quite a spin of the facts, courtesy of his senior advisor...

‘Lithium Valley’ California Will Help Increase Domestic Mining But Not Green Energy

February 23, 2022 1:41 pmApril 3, 2022 4:18 pm

President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his plans to increase domestic mining, saying U.S. tech industries are too dependent on China for cobalt, lithium and other critical rare earth minerals, the Washington Times reported. California Gov. Gavin Newsom joined President...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Cancels UN Climate Change Trip Citing ‘Family Obligations’

October 29, 2021 2:30 pm

Citing “family obligations,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom abruptly cancelled his much anticipated trip to Scotland to attend the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. An aid made the surprise announcement Friday morning. The Globe reported earlier this week that California...

Gov. Newsom Traveling to Scotland for Climate Change Conference with 22 Lawmakers, Agency Heads

October 26, 2021 7:50 amOctober 27, 2021 11:52 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom is traveling to Scotland to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference next week, “to end the reliance on oil,” and he’s taking 22 lawmakers and agency heads with him. “Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that...