Electric vehicles

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)

Policy & regulation

The House’s big budget reconciliation bill would be a bonanza for clean energy

Tax credits and direct pay for clean energy, storage and transmission. Funding for EVs and electrification. A program to get utilities on board. But will the Senate go along?

By Jeff St. John . 12 September 2021
Policy & regulation

Illinois’ landmark 100% clean energy bill is headed toward passage

The sprawling bill would bail out nuclear, fund clean energy, boost workforce training — and allow the state’s largest coal plant to stay open through 2038.

By Jeff St. John . 10 September 2021
EV charging

Newsletter: How clean is your ride?

It's already possible to lower carbon emissions from EV charging based on when you charge.

By Julian Spector . 10 September 2021
EV charging

Time shift: How to make EV charging as clean as possible

WattTime data helps EVs charge with lower-carbon power. But the rates and incentives to encourage these cleaner choices are still being developed.

By Jeff St. John . 8 September 2021
Clean energy

Ahead of the curve: A new analysis on maximizing our climate technology investments

Cheap renewables change the calculus around EVs and electric heating.

By Jeff St. John . 31 August 2021
Electric vehicles

Newsletter: Return of the tech that didn't work 10 years ago

Is cleantech replaying its worstest hits?

By Julian Spector . 23 August 2021
EV charging

Battery-swap startup Ample aims to beat out EV charging stations

Ample's contrarian approach could upend expectations about EV infrastructure.

By Eric Wesoff . 19 August 2021
EV charging

We need gargantuan investment in EV charging stations. Where will the money come from?

Governments, utilities, automakers and charging companies are pitching in, but securing the tens of billions needed still won’t be easy.

By Jeff St. John . 12 August 2021
Transportation

Microgrids + mass transit = resilient mobility in a future clouded by climate change

Transit agencies can use microgrids to cleanly power electric buses and other systems during blackouts, but they'll likely need help building them.

By Gordon Feller . 5 August 2021
Utilities

Top 10 utility regulation trends of 2021 — so far

Renewables, DERs and EVs are still top priorities for utility commissions, but extreme weather and Covid-19 are also shaping regulatory action in 2021.

By Noah Garcia . 30 July 2021