10/19/95, Sacramento - Electric and natural gas vehicles are. being offered for rent by National Car Rental at the Sacramento Municipal Airport in a joint effort by American Honda Motor Car Co., Inc., the State of California and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), according to PR Newswire. The program gives selected state employees the opportunity to drive two EVs and two Prototype Civic NGVs in the year long rental car test. 8% of airport rental car use is by state workers, typically to downtown or locations that are well within EV ranges.
Electric Station Cars Roll In Northern California
10/25/95, Berkeley, Calif. - Quick, quiet, and clean electric "Station cars" now running in Northern California are connecting Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) riders using the Ashby station with a nearby software company, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The pilot CALSTART program will use 40 zero-polluting CITI electric cars supplied by PIVCO, a Norwegian consortium, to encourage drivers to use rail transit by making it more convenient to travel from home to rail stations, or from stations to work. The two-passenger cars will eventually be built in California and be targeted to sell to the consumer for under $10,000.
New California Law Promotes Electric Bicycle Use
10/26/95, Sacramento, Calif. - A new law meant to encourage the use of low-polluting electric bicycles (EBs) was recently passed by the state of California, reports EV Online Today. The law, effective Jan. 1, 1996, extends the definition of a bicycle to include those fitted with small electric motors for assisting the rider. Riders will not need a driver's license or have to take a motorcycle test, but will be required to wear a bicycle helmet.
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