ZEVs – California Globe

Ringside: One Way to Avoid Gasoline Lines in 2026

July 18, 2025 2:38 amJuly 19, 2025 7:34 am

It’s well known by now that California’s refinery capacity is stretched to the limit. The state’s total crude oil consumption last year was 1.40 million barrels per day, with daily refinery capacity at 1.62 million barrels per day. When accounting for downtime...

Is California Driving Oil Biz Out of State to Takeover Oil Refineries?

February 18, 2025 3:05 pmFebruary 20, 2025 10:33 am

California has highest-in-the-nation gas prices and the highest energy costs, which have increased 50% since 2019 according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office. The blame for the 50% increase in energy costs according to the LAO is California’s “ambitious climate‑related goals,”...

California Energy Commission Proposes State Takeover Of Oil Refineries

August 6, 2024 2:55 amAugust 7, 2024 12:57 pm

Just as Chevron Oil company announced that it is moving its headquarters to Houston Texas from San Ramon California, California Energy Commission regulators announced proposed government controls of the petroleum industry, ostensibly in order to combat future energy price surges,...

California Air Resources Board vs. Reality

July 8, 2024 10:18 amJuly 9, 2024 6:29 am

There is a reason the California Air Resources Board known as “CARB” is not actually called the California Air Reality Board. The very recent past has seen CARB try to mandate anti-pollution technology on boats, trucks, and trains. The problem...

Prop. 30 Splits California’s Ruling Elite

September 25, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 26, 2022 6:21 am

Even by national standards, state ballot initiative campaigns in California are big time politics. You can run a campaign for U.S. Senator in most states in America for less than it costs to qualify and successfully campaign to pass a...