Clean fleets

‘Green bank’ launches $250M effort to electrify California’s port trucks

The program, from Climate United and Forum Mobility, will help secure the EV trucks and charging stations needed to phase out diesel trucks at the state’s busy ports.

By Jeff St. John . 29 October 2024

A driver plugs in an electric truck at a Forum Mobility charging depot at the Port of Long Beach. — A driver at Hight Logistics, a drayage operator at the Port of Long Beach, plugs in an electric truck at a charging depot operated by Forum Mobility. (Forum Mobility)

Batteries

Can electric buses serve as backup batteries on wheels?

A California pilot project is testing transit buses as a source of mobile backup power. If it works, they could replace dirty diesel generators during blackouts.

By Jeff St. John . 18 October 2022
EV charging

Hertz wants to turn its airport rental-car lots into EV-charging hubs

The rental-car giant is teaming up with bp pulse to make EV chargers available to Hertz customers, Uber drivers and the general public.

By Jeff St. John . 27 September 2022
EV charging

Terawatt Infrastructure snags $1B for EV charging buildout

The newly minted cleantech unicorn has big plans to roll out charging depots for electric cars and trucks across the U.S.

By Jeff St. John . 13 September 2022
Marine transport

3 ways the new climate law will help clean up dirty US ports

The Inflation Reduction Act includes $3 billion to slash pollution from ports by electrifying machinery, plugging ships into the grid and more.

By Maria Gallucci . 23 August 2022
Electric vehicles

Buckle up: Climate law to turbocharge sales of electric trucks and buses

The Inflation Reduction Act's tax credits, grants and loans could accelerate commercial EV adoption and boost U.S. manufacturing.

By Jeff St. John . 17 August 2022
Electric vehicles

US climate law will help electrify more USPS mail trucks

The Inflation Reduction Act includes $3 billion to convert the nation’s aging mail truck fleet to cleaner electric vehicles.

By Maria Gallucci . 12 August 2022
Clean fleets

USPS ups electric truck order to 40% of its new fleet

Critics say the Postal Service should be buying far more electric vehicles, but the new plan is a big jump over the previous order of just 10% EVs.

By Maria Gallucci . 20 July 2022
Air travel

Can battery-powered airplanes decarbonize air travel?

A new study says not likely, but electric aircraft still have a role to play in cleaning up the aviation industry.

By Maria Gallucci . 13 July 2022
EV charging

EV-charging microgrids are worth more than the sum of their parts. Here's why

Scale Microgrid Solutions says pairing electric trucks with solar, batteries and backup power can help fleet operators, financiers and utilities alike.

By Jeff St. John . 23 May 2022
Electric vehicles

Electric heavy-duty trucks are hitting the roads in California and beyond

Battery-powered big rigs are finally moving from tests to real-world rollouts for shorter routes.

By Jeff St. John . 17 May 2022