Electric vehicles

Policy & regulation

Will Trump’s plan to kill the EV tax credit help China?

The $7,500 tax credit requires EVs to source battery materials outside China. Cutting it could undermine investment in the U.S. battery supply chain.

By Jeff St. John . 25 November 2024

Electric vehicles

A new generation of cheaper batteries is sweeping the EV industry

A form of lithium-ion battery called LFP is becoming increasingly popular among automakers due to its advantages on cost, safety, and materials.

By Tim Stevens . 12 November 2024
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
Electric vehicles

Want to make EVs cheaper? Figure out what their used batteries are worth.

Fleet operators need better financing to make the switch to electric trucks and buses. Proving the value of second-life batteries can help make that happen.

By Jeff St. John . 21 October 2024
Electric vehicles

Why Hyundai’s EV plans are going just fine despite market turbulence

While many automakers are scaling back their EV aspirations, Hyundai Motor Group’s brands are building momentum. It all comes down to the fundamentals.

By Tim Stevens . 26 September 2024
Electric vehicles

Chart: Which states have the most electric school buses?

More students than ever are headed to class on an electric, emissions-free school bus this September. But only a fraction of U.S. school buses are EVs today.

By Dan McCarthy . 20 September 2024
Electric vehicles

EV sales are growing. So why are automakers getting cold feet?

From Ford to Mercedes-Benz, major automakers are walking back aggressive electrification goals they set just a few years ago.

By Tim Stevens . 4 September 2024
EV charging

Tritium finds a buyer for its insolvent high-speed EV-charger business

The major provider of high-speed EV chargers went bust in April. Now, it's being rescued by India-based Exicomm, which says it will keep Tritium’s U.S. factory open.

By Jeff St. John . 13 August 2024
EV charging

Bad data is souring the EV-charging experience. Here’s how to fix it.

A new report shows a chasm between software-reported and real-world reliability of public EV chargers in the U.S. — and lays out how to make things better.

By Jeff St. John . 5 August 2024
EV charging

In a first, electric Ford F-150 trucks are powering homes in Baltimore

Plenty of utilities are talking about using EV batteries as grid assets. Baltimore Gas & Electric is actually doing it.

By Julian Spector . 1 August 2024
Batteries

An optimist’s guide to the EV battery mining challenge

The electric vehicle transition is going to require a lot of mining and materials — but possibly a lot less than everyone thinks, a new report argues.

By Julian Spector . 26 July 2024