Clean energy manufacturing
The South is building the most vibrant EV and battery hub in the US
Canary Media travels through the fast-emerging Battery Belt to see what it means for the clean energy transition.
By Julian Spector .
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 .
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Electric vehicles
The US has big EV goals. Can the domestic EV industry meet them?
The IRA has unleashed investment in U.S. EV and battery manufacturing. But China’s dominance of the supply chain complicates "Buy American" ambitions.By Jeff St. John .
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Recycling renewables
Should the US mandate EV battery recycling?
Recycling electric-vehicle batteries could cut the need to mine critical minerals. The U.S. now has incentives for recycling, but no national requirements. -
EV charging
Startup Ample says it can swap an EV battery in 5 minutes
Can battery swapping for electric vehicles beat out real-time charging? This business concept has already led to one high-profile flop, but Ample is gearing up to make it work.By Eric Wesoff .
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Electric vehicles
Crunching data to keep EVs from overloading California's grid
Startup Kevala forecasts California will need $50 billion in grid upgrades to meet electric-vehicle goals — and it can tell utilities where to start investing.By Jeff St. John .
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Electric vehicles
How US school buses are going electric, in four charts
EVs now make up about 1% of the nation's school bus fleet, but that figure is rising fast thanks in large part to $5 billion in federal funding.By Jeff St. John .
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EV charging
A California bill could help EVs prevent blackouts
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Electric vehicles
Chart: EVs could make up more than a third of global car sales by 2030
A new electric-vehicle forecast from the IEA is a big upward revision from just a year ago, underscoring the speed of the global EV revolution.By Dan McCarthy .
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Electric vehicles
How quickly can trucking decarbonize? California is about to find out
California's new Advanced Clean Fleets rule will push trucking to go electric over the next 20 years — the most ambitious such mandate in the country.By Jeff St. John .
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Electric vehicles
Chart: EV sales on pace to break 1 million in US this year
Electric vehicles are surging in popularity as the Biden admin pushes for rapid uptake, but EVs still made up less than 10% of new car sales last quarter.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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