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New California incentive gives $3,500 instant rebate to first-time EV buyers

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images If you can believe it, June 30 marks the eighth month that American car buyers have gone without the $7,500 federal electric vehicle tax credit, which President Donald Trump rescinded late last year. At the time, California Governor Gavin Newsom said his state would

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Cars

Domestic violence law has California car dealers scrambling to meet July deadline to stop sales

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter delivers the stories that really matter straight to you every weekday. California residents may find it difficult to get new wheels next month if state lawmakers can’t advance a bill to delay the implementation of a series of digital privacy measures. If the

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Trucks

Lawsuit says gas stations used AI to set California prices

A driver refuels his vehicle at a Marathon gas station in Martinez, California. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) June 23, 2026 at 3:00 pm, EDT key takeaways: California consumers sued Walmart, Marathon Petroleum, BP and 7-Eleven on June 22, accusing them of illegally manipulating pump prices in AI-powered fuel pricing. The plaintiffs said Calibrate’s algorithms raised gas

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Outdoors

Ocean rescuer tells of fatal mistakes made amid 20-foot flood in California

Published on June 18, 2026 11:07 am At least three people have drowned, and another one drowned, amid historically massive flooding in June off the California coast. 100 have been saved. Now, officials are urging beachgoers to exercise more caution. National Weather Service (NWS) with beach threat Counseling In effect in parts of California through

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Cars

California is forcing Disneyland’s Autopia ride to close unless it cleans up emissions by February

Do you remember the first time you sat in a motorized vehicle? For some generations of Southern Californians and Disneyphiles around the world, the first experience behind the wheel happened on Disneyland California’s Autopia ride. Autopia has been an integral part of Disneyland California’s Tomorrowland since the amusement park

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