My love for driving electric began in 2012, when I purchased a Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid. Completely happy with the…
Below are questions and answers that were posed in our Solarize Santa Barbara and Solarize Ventura County webinars on Home…
These questions and answers were answered live or developed after CEC’s June 2020 EV 101 webinar. Some of the answers…
As states and counties begin to plan for re-opening, we have a rare opportunity to design a new approach to…
California’s transportation sector remains the single largest contributor of emissions for both greenhouse gases that exacerbate climate change and many…
Dona is an Oxnard resident who spent a couple of years planning to purchase an electric vehicle (EV). Motivated by the potential fuel…
Cesare 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…
CEC sat down recently with Krystalin, a Ventura resident who made the switch to a BMW i3. Below, she shares what…
Halen, a college student in Ventura, knew he wanted to drive a more environmentally friendly car. He also was interested in better gas mileage…
CEC has long been on the front lines of advocating and developing infrastructure for a transition to electric vehicles in…
With a variety of incentives and an increasing variety of electric vehicles coming onto market, electric vehicles are more affordable…
Community Environmental Council is proud to announce the launch of “Electric Drive 805,” a new coalition of government agencies and…
The new year is a great opportunity to reflect on our daily habits and consider ways that we can become…
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.
Thanks to programs that CEC has helped initiate, our region has one of the highest per capita rates of electric…
National Drive Electric Week is just around the corner, Saturday September 9 - Sunday September 17. The annual celebration aims to…
For the first time since 1979, the U.S. transportation sector is currently generating more greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than electricity.…
There’s a running joke among some technology skeptics: “Hydrogen is the fuel of the future,” they say, “and it always…
Santa Barbara residents Jill and Michael Murray have always had an environmental interest in going solar. However, even with two…
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