The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved a measure to let robotaxi companies Cruise and Waymo massively expand deployment of their driverless vehicles on San Francisco streets.
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California’s blistering heat sparked power shortages last summer. Here’s this year’s forecast
State officials say the winter’s wild weather helped refill hydropower generators, decreasing the risk of dangerous electricity outages this summer.
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U.S. government will pay Tesla to open its charger network to non-Tesla EVs
The U.S. government will pay Tesla to supply 7,500 chargers for non-Tesla electric vehicles. How much extra those non-Tesla customers will pay is yet to be determined.
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Proposition 30, wealth tax for electric vehicle subsidies, appears headed for defeat
Proposition 30 would spend $30 billion to $90 billion to subsidize the electric car industry over the next 20 years, with the state’s highest-income Californians picking up the tab.
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A measure to place abortion protections in the state Constitution ahead in early returns
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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California bans sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035. Now the real work begins
Plenty of challenges lie ahead as California mandates zero-emission cars, including cost and access to charging.
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Elon Musk reaches $44 billion deal to buy Twitter
The social media company approved a $44 billion bid by billionaire and avid Twitter user Elon Musk after weeks of back and forth.
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What would free speech look like on Elon Musk’s Twitter?
After acquiring a 9% stake in Twitter, Elon Musk questioned free speech on the platform and asks whether it is undermining democracy.
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After years of pollution violations, Tesla is fined $275,000 by the EPA
Tesla has repeatedly violated air quality rules at its Fremont plant. The EPA says the automaker failed to keep records about toxins in its paint shop.
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Horrific allegations of racism prompt California lawsuit against Tesla
Racist slurs were hurled daily at Black workers at Tesla’s California plant, delivered not just by fellow employees but also by managers and supervisors, California’s civil rights agency alleged in an explosive lawsuit filed against the company Thursday.