#California

California is taking further steps to embrace electric vehicles.

Tesla hasn’t even started on its first Gigafactory and California is already hoping for a second.

California has issued a total of 29 permits allowing companies to test self-driving cars on state roads under newly-established rules in the first week of their implementation.

California issued its first self-driving car permit for use on state roads today, marking a milestone in the journey toward mass market adoption of the technology.

Soon, wealthy electric vehicle shoppers in the state of California won’t benefit from incentives.

Like it or now summer is rapidly winding down. Before long students will be heading back to school and auto-show season will begin once again. Getting ready for the fall, a record number of global vehicles are expected to debut at this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show.

I tagged along for a two legs of MINI Takes the States, an epic cross-country road rally that’s put on by the company. I participated in just two sections of this continent-spanning trip, but that was still enough for me to experience four Midwestern states and some 700 miles of America. But there’s much more to than this event than just the sliver I experienced.

Laws in California restricting cellphone use while driving may not reduce the number of traffic accidents.

Hyundai customers in California are getting the first crack at owning a hydrogen-powered crossover from the South Korean company.

A new sports car from Tesla is coming, but it won’t arrive for several years.

Self-driving vehicles are creeping toward public adoption at a not-so-slow pace and the California DMV just announced rules that bring them closer to the mass market.

California motorists that spend a lot of time on the road could be in for a shock. The state’s legislature is considering a bill that would explore a tax based on vehicle miles traveled or VMT for short.

Ford has agreed to pay nearly $3 million in fines for violating air-quality laws. According to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) this penalty relates to the sale of vehicles in the Golden State with non-compliant on-board diagnostics (OBD) systems .

Tesla will be feeling a financial squeeze this year thanks to new rules from the California government. 

General Motors is being sued in a California court for allegedly concealing widespread defects in its vehicles that led to fatal accidents.