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LOS ANGELES – Southern California Gas Co. and San Diego-based Oberon Fuels announced a joint research and development project aimed at building a commercial facility for the production of dimethyl ether (DME) from natural gas for use as a transportation fuel.
Read More →FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA – A fuel cell and hydrogen energy station was unveiled Aug. 16 at the Orange County Sanitation District’s wastewater treatment plant in Fountain Valley, Calif.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Senate on Aug. 15 approved a bill that would substantially raise fines for handheld cell phone use or texting while driving in the state, the Sacramento Bee newspaper reported.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA -- The California Energy Commission has unveiled "Drive," a new website providing industry professionals, fleet managers and consumers with information about greener transportation choices for the 21st century.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Air Resources Board on July 21 approved up to $40 million for the third year of funding to promote the purchase of next-generation clean cars, trucks and off-road equipment.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA - A new California study suggests that recent alternative-fuel advances will lead to significant displacement of petroleum-based fuels; however, petroleum, gasoline and diesel will most likely continue to fuel more than 75 percent of the state’s vehicles in the year 2030.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Senate on May 19 passed a bill that would increase penalties against collision repair shops that include airbag repair and restoration work on an accepted written estimate but then never actually perform the service. If passed, the legislation would make such a deceptive practice a misdemeanor punishable by a $5,000 fine, one year in county jail, or both.
Read More →LOS ANGELES – The American Lung Association in California published a report, called “The Road to Clean Air,” that shows tougher vehicle emissions standards could help California avoid at least $7.2 billion per year in health and other societal costs.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA - In hopes of further discouraging drivers from using handheld phones to talk or text, California state senators on April 25 approved a bill that would raise the base fine from $20 to $50 for a first offense and from $50 to $100 for subsequent violations.
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LOS ANGELES – Automobile Club of Southern California received 20 smart fortwo electric drive cars as part of a research project to test the utility and benefits of EVs.
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