Act Now: Say Yes to Carbon Neutrality by 2035 for the City of Santa Barbara
On Tuesday, September 29, the Santa Barbara City Council will consider one of the most ambitious climate goals in the…
Electric Vehicles Are For Everyone: Everything You Wanted to Learn About Affordable EVs, and More
My love for driving electric began in 2012, when I purchased a Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid. Completely happy with the…
Solarize Santa Barbara – Home Solar, Electric Vehicles, and Battery Systems: Affordable Options for Your Lifestyle – Webinar Q&A
Below are questions and answers that were posed in our Home Solar, Electric Vehicles, and Battery Systems: Affordable Options for…
EV 101 – Webinar Q&A
These questions and answers were answered live or developed after CEC’s June 2020 EV 101 webinar. Some of the answers…
Trains, Planes & Automobiles: How Transportation Systems May Be Permanently Altered by the COVID-19 Pandemic
As states and counties begin to plan for re-opening, we have a rare opportunity to design a new approach to…
Action Alert: Help Speed the Transition to Electric Vehicles #driveclean
California’s transportation sector remains the single largest contributor of emissions for both greenhouse gases that exacerbate climate change and many…
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
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…
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…
Meet the Murrays: CEC’s 500th Solarize Customer Drives on Sunshine #gosolar
Santa Barbara residents Jill and Michael Murray have always had an environmental interest in going solar. However, even with two…