Fellow Democrats are questioning California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal to spend $1.5 billion to accelerate the adoption of zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) by building charging infrastructure and providing incentives to low-income households and buyers of heavy-duty vehicles. Newsom’s proposal does not renew funding for the state’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday appointed Liane Randolph, a member of the state’s Public Utilities Commission, as the next chair of the California Air Resources Board. CARB oversees vehicle emissions, among other roles, and has battled with the Trump administration in recent years. Its policies have influenced manufacturing in...

California will need to double the pace of electric vehicle sales and install millions of chargers to meet its goal of having 5 million EVs on the road by 2030, researchers told the state’s Energy Commission (CEC) in four sessions on EV charging infrastructure last week. The state will likely...