Enlarge / Nissan Leaf electric car plugged in and charging at an electric vehicle charging station in San Ramon, California, September 26, 2018. (credit: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) In November, California reportedly crossed the 500,000 threshold for electric vehicles sold in the state since 2010. Months of strong US sales in 2018, preceded by a strong 2017, […]
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Stay Inside, Californians: Wildfire Smoke Is a Big Health Risk
Here’s how smoke travels to your lungs and enters your bloodstream—and how you can protect yourself. https://media.wired.com/photos/59df8cfb721f903a05c211f7/master/pass/NapaFire-HP-859999422.jpg
1 in 5 Californians Is Poor. Housing Prices Are to Blame
In the Netflix television show Altered Carbon, the fears of rampant income inequality are fully realized. High society is taken literally, as the rich and wealthy live in a cloud city in the sky. The series is set hundreds of years in the future, and yet it tellingly takes place in the San Francisco Bay […]
SNL: Bill Hader's Californians Revival, Betsy DeVos and More Highlights
Saturday Night Live truly stepped up its game for Bill Hader’s comeback, delivering what was arguably one of the best episodes of the season — if not the best. The fan favorite’s return to Studio 8H marked his second hosting stint since departing the sketch comedy series in 2013 — though he did return last summer to play […]
Uber May Someday Give Californians Rides in Totally Driverless 12-Passenger Shuttles
– Uber could be offering autonomous rides in California in the future, thanks to a pilot test of completely driverless shuttles and some friendly legislation. – The vehicles are EasyMile EZ10s, 12-person electric shuttles capable of driving at speeds up to 30 mph without an operator. Like Uber’s self-driving Volvos, which are already giving rides in […]