Drive Clean Chronicles: A Workplace Charging Station Win
Dona is an Oxnard resident who spent a couple of years planning to purchase an electric vehicle (EV). Motivated by the potential fuel…
Drive Clean Chronicles: Incentives & Fuel Savings Fund a Fiat 500e
Caesar loved his vintage Italian sports car, which he used to commute to work each day. Because his commute was long, he was very attracted to…
Drive Clean Chronicles: An Interview with a Happy BMW i3 Owner
CEC sat down recently with Krystalin, a Ventura resident who made the switch to a BMW i3. Below, she shares what…
Drive Clean Chronicles: A College Student’s Leasing Solution
Halen, a college student in Ventura, knew he wanted to drive a more environmentally friendly car. He also was interested in better gas mileage…
Local Governments Say Yes to Electric Vehicles #driveclean
CEC has long been on the front lines of advocating and developing infrastructure for a transition to electric vehicles in…
Drive Clean Chronicles: Saving Money by Driving Electric #driveclean
With a variety of incentives and an increasing variety of electric vehicles coming onto market, electric vehicles are more affordable…
Electric Drive 805: Supporting the switch to clean vehicles #driveclean
Community Environmental Council is proud to announce the launch of “Electric Drive 805,” a new coalition of government agencies and…
Sustainable Future: A Goal-Setting Community #actonclimate
The new year is a great opportunity to reflect on our daily habits and consider ways that we can become…
Updated Alert: Success! Go Electric MTD #driveclean
Original Alert: Sign the petition to urge the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District to transition to 100% electric buses by 2030. Setting this goal will lead to cleaner air, cut climate pollution, improve the health of our region’s residents, and increase jobs.
Result:Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District voted unanimously to set a goal of 100% all-electric buses by 2030, joining Los Angeles and seven other California Transit Agencies.
Clean Fuel Vehicle Incentives #driveclean
Thanks to programs that CEC has helped initiate, our region has one of the highest per capita rates of electric…
Celebrate National Drive Electric Week at Green Car Shows #driveclean
National Drive Electric Week is just around the corner, Saturday September 9 - Sunday September 17. The annual celebration aims to…
FCEV and Hydrogen Readiness on the Central Coast #driveclean
For the first time since 1979, the U.S. transportation sector is currently generating more greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than electricity.…
Hydrogen: Celebrating The Fuel of Today #chooseelectric
There’s a running joke among some technology skeptics: “Hydrogen is the fuel of the future,” they say, “and it always…
Central Coast’s First Hydrogen Fueling Station #chooseelectric
The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District and Community Environmental Council — along with dozens of supporters and 10…
Alternative Fuels Fleet Training Webinars
As part of larger regional efforts to transition the Central Coast to alternative fuels, CEC is partnering in a series…
Breaking Down Barriers to EV Adoption
Electric vehicles are on the rise, and nowhere is the growth as fast as in California, where nearly half of…
CEC Holds Drive Clean Workshops
Continuing on the path of the Central Coast Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan it published last year, the Community Environmental Council is hosting…
Clean Energy Drives Forward
Have you ever pictured yourself driving a zero-emissions car? If not, you may want to start. Take a look at…
What To Expect at the 2015 Santa Barbara Green Car Show
Now in its 14th year, CEC’s Green Car Show is the largest showcase of efficient, alternative-fueled vehicles between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
My First Tesla Model S
In November 2012, I put my name on the list for a Tesla Model S and started waiting the 8 to 10 months that the company estimated it would take to build my electric car.