Russ Mitchell covers the epic transition to electric vehicles and energy storage for the Los Angeles Times, blending technology, policy and consumerism, with a particular focus on California. He’s worked on staff at publications ranging from Business Week to Wired to Condé Nast Portfolio. A graduate of the University of Illinois, he also studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a Vannevar Bush fellow.
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After years of rapid growth, electric vehicle sales in California went flat in the middle of last year and are now in decline.
July 18, 2024
Seven hydrogen hubs are planned throughout U.S., creating networks of production plants, trucks, pipelines. California is first to start using federal funds.
July 17, 2024
Starbucks and Mercedes-Benz announce a plan to install fast chargers open to all electric vehicles at 100 Starbucks cafes along Interstate 5, starting in 2025.
July 17, 2024
The Biden administration announces $2 billion in grants to convert factories for EV and parts manufacturing, while preserving traditional auto worker jobs.
July 12, 2024
Dominic Ng has made diversity and philanthropy the core of East West Bancorp’s mission. He’s been the bank’s chairman and chief executive since 1992.
June 16, 2024
A positive long-term forecast for EV adoption adds a bit of glow to recent news of sales slowdowns that are a challenge to California’s climate goals.
June 12, 2024
Look both ways — and then look again. A new study urges EV drivers to be extra cautious, as pedestrians are probably less likely to hear an oncoming electric car.
May 22, 2024
The rollout of Amazon’s big rigs at the L.A. and Long Beach port complex is part of a shift to zero out pollution from trucking in California.
May 7, 2024
Non-Tesla EV drivers will want to double-check their routes before planning a road trip that relies on the Supercharger network. Not all California locations are open to other makes of EVs yet.
May 2, 2024
The Port of Oakland is home to the United States’ first commercial hydrogen fuel station for big-rig trucks. It’s a step on the road to cleaner trucking.
April 24, 2024