California decrees all new buses must be electric or fuel cell by 2029

A new precedent has been set for the US by the state of California, which has just announced that, by 2029, all new public buses must be zero-emission vehicles.

Electric buses like this one are already operational in California.

The new rule has been set by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the state agency that is instrumental in guiding and setting regulations pertaining to air quality and public health issues.

California leads the way in many clean air initiatives, including another recent ruling that will see all new homes in California be at least partially solar powered by 2020, and it has a 100 per cent renewable energy target for 2045.

Read the story from Driven-In by Bridie Schmidt - “California decrees all new buses must be electric or fuel cell by 2029.”

Porsche finds a name for new EV model to compete with Tesla, Jaguar

Porsche, the German sports car manufacturer who made public their commitment to zero-emission vehicles with an 80 foot high pylon of solar panels and an EV supercharger last year, have now officially christened its flagship electric vehicle, the Taycan.

Porsche's "Taycan" - its flagship electric vehicle.

The Taycan was first introduced as the Mission E concept vehicle in 2015, and at the time was seen as a possible contender to compete against Elon Musk’s Tesla Model S.

“It’ll be something entirely different than any of its competitors, across the board,” a product manager from Porsche said at the time.

Now, with a moniker that echoes the logo of the automaker (Taycan means “lively young horse”), Porsche’s first production electric car heralds a new era for the Stuttgart brand

Read the RenewEconomy story by Bridie Schmidt - “Porsche finds a name for new EV model to compete with Tesla, Jaguar.”