Category: pacific gas and electric

Lyft offers free rides to relief centers during PG&E blackouts

Post author By Randall
Post date October 10, 2019
Categories In california, electric, electricity, fires, gear, Lyft, pacific gas, pacific gas and electric, power outage, public safety, services, Tech, wildfire

[ad_1] If you feel like you need the company’s help, input the code “POWERRELIEF19” into the Lyft app. You can access the part of the app where you add promo codes by tapping the three lines icon located at the top left of the interface, and then tapping on the “Promos” section. Lyft says the […]

Powerpacks are coming to northern California Superchargers

Post author By Randall
Post date October 9, 2019
Categories In california, electric vehicle, Elon Musk, ev, gear, outage, pacific gas and electric, powershot, powerwall, Tech, Tesla, Transportation

[ad_1] As Pacific Gas and Electric blacks out power across wide swaths of northern California, Tesla CEO Elon Musk mentioned plans in place that could help Tesla owners during power outages. During past emergencies like hurricanes Irma and Florence, Tesla has used its OTA capabilities to give owners a boost, and its Powerwall can store […]

800,000 Californians could be without power by the end of the day

Post author By Randall
Post date October 9, 2019
Categories In business, california, electric, electricity, fires, pacific gas, pacific gas and electric, pge, power lines, power outage, public safety, red flag, Tech, tomorrow, utility, warning, weather, wildfire

[ad_1] Why cut the power? It’s become evident that overhead power lines are to blame for some of California’s worst wildfires. Sparks from those power lines have ignited some of the largest and most deadly fires in recent history, including the Camp Fire in Paradise, California. As the state enters peak wildfire season, officials are […]