Russ Mitchell covers energy technology and policy from a California perspective, including the state’s ambitious transition to electric vehicles. 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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What does the Trump administration mean for the future of electric vehicles?
Elon Musk’s good standing with Donald Trump may be good news for Tesla, but not necessarily for EV makers in general.
What will the energy transition cost California consumers? State officials are avoiding direct answers.
Airlines announced a partnership with the California Air Resources Board to set policy to pave the way for wide adoption of sustainable aviation fuels.
Tesla still accounts for more than half of the EVs sold or leased in California, but its sales have fallen, and other EV makers are gaining market share.
The Republicans charge the California Air Resources Board with ‘a failure to provide complete transparency’ about consumer costs stemming from new environmental policies under discussion.
The Phillips 66 refinery complex in Wilmington and Carson now produces 1.3 billion gallons of gasoline annually, which will leave a huge gap to be filled after its planned closure late next year.
The decision by Phillips 66 this week to shutter its refinery in Wilmington next year will wipe out more than 8% of the state’s crude oil processing capacity.
California Republicans call air board’s silence on planned gasoline price hikes ‘absurd,’ urge delay in vote.