California relies on diesel generators, as it steers trucks away from diesel

Freightliner eCascadia electric semi and Freightliner eM2 short-haul truckOver the past week, charging attempts for electric-vehicle drivers in California might have been thwarted—and everyday life interrupted—by rolling blackouts in some parts of the state. Those were due, governor Gavin Newsom said Monday, to some "gaps" in reliability amid the state's transition to renewable energy. The blackouts not only...