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New entrance/exit for Round Hill Pines being planned
Submitted by paula on Thu, 04/25/2019 - 1:55pm
LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - Anyone passing by the entrance to Round Hill Pines on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe during the summer months knows the traffic and safety issues created by drivers turning into the popular beachfront resort.
On Tuesday night there was a public meeting held to gather ideas on a solution to the ingress and egress issues the road has along Highway 50 in this area. Representatives from the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), US Forest Service, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Federal Highway Administration(FHWA) were on hand to lead the discussion.
The new year brings new laws in California
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/26/2018 - 9:58am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There are new laws in California in 2019 that will affect those on the road, bike paths, eating at restaurants, paying bail and receiving minimum wage. In 2018, 1,217 bills made it to Governor Brown's desk and he signed 1,016 of them which are now new laws.
Here is a highlight of some of those laws which will soon be in effect:
Road Beat: 2019 Honda Accord Hybrid Touring
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/29/2018 - 1:06pm
The 2019 Honda Accord Hybrid Touring, Only the performance and fuel economy lets you know it’s a hybrid.
Most of you know I haven’t been a fan of hybrids, but that’s changing and this new Honda Accord Hybrid has put me over the edge, it’s the first hybrid I have ever driven you can’t tell the transition from electric to gas or even start-up that it is a hybrid. The only clue is the phenomenal fuel economy, extreme quiet and ethereal smoothness. You simply can’t feel the integration of the gas motor coming on line. I would buy this hybrid for this and so many other reasons.
A different type of highway now links Monterey and Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 11/15/2016 - 8:56am
DRIVETHEARC, a corridor of electric vehicle (EV) fast charging stations spanning from Monterey to Lake Tahoe, broke ground today with a ribbon cutting ceremony in El Dorado Hills, Calif.
The new EV travel highway is the result of an agreement between the State of California and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Japan's largest public research and development company.
Also in this partnership is the Nissan Motor Co., Nissan North America, Kanematsu and EVgo.
Grant awarded for Tahoe-Truckee Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan
Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/21/2015 - 10:47pm
The California Energy Commission has approved a $200,000 grant for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to create a Plug-In Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan for the Tahoe-Truckee Region.
New Year, New Set of Laws in California and Nevada
Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/05/2014 - 9:41pm
With hundreds of new laws every year for the past 45 years, one might wonder if anyone knows them all or can keep track of the changes. There are new laws on the books for both California (800 new laws) and Nevada (45 new laws) that Lake Tahoe residents might want to brush up on.
Here is an overview of some of them:
California
Eight Governors Commit to Having 3.3 Million Zero Emission Cars on Their Roads by 2025
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/28/2013 - 3:23pm
Governors from eight states this week announced a groundbreaking initiative to put 3.3 million zero-emission vehicles on the roads in their states within a dozen years.
