Flipping the Switch to Electric: Replacing Natural Gas With Electric Heat
Feel that current in the air? As we electrify our vehicles and work to convert our energy grid to a…
Updated Alert: City of Santa Barbara Sets Bold Goal of Carbon Neutrality by 2035
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…
Updated Alert: Strauss Wind Project Underway! #cleanenergy
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…
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.
Local Politician Supports the Green Economy – In the State Assembly and at Home
In 2011, assemblyman Das Williams purchased his Chevy Volt and became one of the first locals to start driving electric. A politician with a strong environmental ethic, he was driven by a desire to live by those values in his daily life, starting first by minimizing his use of gasoline.
CEC to showcase electric vehicles for every style and budget
With 18 models of electric vehicles (EVs) now on the market—from the affordable to the luxurious—attendees of CEC’s upcoming Green Car Show at the Goleta Lemon Festival will have plenty to talk about. Join us Sunday, September 21 between 10 am and 5 pm at Girsh Park to talk directly with local owners of various pure electric and plug-in hybrid cars.
Central Coast installs over 200 EV charging stations
With CEC's help, there are now over 200 public or semi-public charging stations available in our region. Most of them have been constructed in just the last year or two. Read on for information on charging station locations, what they do, how to use them, and how often they are being used.
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Michael is powering his home and car with the sun
Central Coast installs 100+ EV charging stations
With CEC's help, there are now over 100 Level 2 (240 volt) public or semi-public charging stations available in our…
Fourth of July Green Car Show in Ventura
CEC organizes three Green Car Shows per year in the Central Coast region to showcase the latest technology in the…