E.V.’s Are Merging Into California’s Traffic - NYTimes.com

LMC’s forecast for 2012 puts sales of all-electric vehicles at only one-tenth of 1 percent of the nation’s light-vehicle market, or about 12,000 vehicles. And plug-in hybrids, which have a gasoline engine as well as an electric drive system that can be charged with a cord, are projected to claim three-tenths of a percent, or about 40,000 units...

What good is a new E.V. if you have nowhere to charge it? Wheels have been set in motion for $100 million in new charging infrastructure throughout California, under a recent settlement between a New Jersey-based power company, NRG Energy, and the California Public Utilities Commission. The deal is meant to close the book on offenses committed by Dynegy (the assets of which are now owned by NRG) during the Enron scandal and the state’s 2001 energy shortages.clim

The greenest Fourth of July | Grist

In a time when energy conservation and reduced emissions of atmospheric gasses is important, celebrating the Fourth — or the joy of any other midsummer evening — is possible by seeking out lightning bug displays.