Electric cars get go-ahead as county seeks to curb greenhouse gases
July 24, 2019
Ventura County Supervisors are supporting the replacement of gas-powered vehicles with electric ones to reduce greenhouse gases emitted from the county government's fleet of cars, vans and light trucks.
Santa Barbara Moving Toward 100% Renewable Energy with City-Only Electric Plan
July 24, 2019
100 percent renewable energy will soon be offered to Santa Barbara County residents. The City of Santa Barbara will make the program available for country residents and anticipate a small rise in rates for citizens.
Want People to Drive Electric? Give Them Workplace Chargers
April 22, 2019
The California Public Utilities Commission should approve a proposal to deploy more charging infrastructure at workplaces, apartment buildings, and public places.
County of Santa Barbara moves toward all-electric fleet
March 20, 2019
The County of Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors just unanimously voted to purchase 100% electric vehicles for new sedans in 2019, and in 2020 will return with an assessment of costs and savings, with the ultimate goal of developing a policy to further electrify the County's 1449 vehicles. The Community Environmental Council led this effort to push for an electric vehicle fleet policy, as well as asked the County to develop more charging infrastructure for their 4,500 employees.
