California’s 36 million people have 21m cars between them, accounting for 40% of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. So replacing 1m of those petrol cars with electric cars will make a big difference. Under joint plans published overnight by the state government, local transport and energy companies these electric cars will hit the streets of [...]

Included are new features like Google’s Street View, which shows a street-level picture of an address. Also included is public-transportation information, telling you what bus or train to take, where to pick it up, when the next one leaves, and how long it should take to reach your destination. Pedestrians get walking directions as well. [...]