Electric Vehicles

University of Michigan researchers partnered with Ford Motor Company to study carbon emissions over the life of both electric vehicles and internal-combustion engines across the United States.

The Annapolis City Council has unanimously agreed to spend $1.5 million on an electric ferry and the infrastructure needed to support it. The city also plans to purchase other electric vehicles.

In December, Gov. Jay Inslee's budget proposed $100M to subsidize the purchase of electric vehicles. The Legislature has reduced that figure substantially, opting to focus on new charging infrastructure instead.

For all of the incentives to aid in the purchase of an electric vehicle in California, dealers and buyers are asking for them to be easier to find, streamlined and available at the time of purchase.

New research from the Argonne National Laboratory shows that greenhouse gas emissions are consistently less with EVs than gas-powered cars — even when the utility supplying their energy is using coal to generate it.

A survey of several hundred public officials at all levels of government polled their thoughts on artificial intelligence, resiliency, climate change and more when thinking on the infrastructure needs of tomorrow.

As electric cars become an increasingly common sight in Colorado, the state will target a chunk of the transportation sector that has largely escaped electrification — thousands of buses, trucks and delivery vehicles.

Local jurisdictions should consider developing electric vehicle charging plans to compete for federal grants designed to expand EV charging in not only major corridors but also cities and counties.

There’s been a lot of talk in recent years about the slow adoption of AVs, but real progress is being made in the space. The path to large-scale adoption remains unclear, though more players are entering the game.

The Tesla car is recognized as a revolutionary vehicle when it comes to self-driving capabilities, but an automatic braking issue has drawn the attention of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Electric vehicle charging speeds that deliver about 20 miles of range per minute of charging at public roadside stations is becoming the expectation among drivers and car makers. It’s also cheaper than the slower options.

A Florida bill would allow gas stations to be more competitive in the electric vehicle charging market by making it illegal for investor-owned utilities to pass the cost of EV charging infrastructure to their customers.

As states develop electric vehicle public charging plans for federal approval, expect to see more collaborations among data analysts, utilities, transportation equity groups and neighboring states.

Residents who live near the planned $5 billion Rivian electric vehicle factory east of Atlanta have hired an environmental attorney to look at potential legal challenges, but they face long odds.

With a recent law banning the sale of gas-powered light vehicles in New York taking effect in 2035, the state has 13 years to create an infrastructure capable of recharging the millions of EVs.

Washington state house and senate legislators are still deciding if, and in what specific form, to include the governor’s measure in their operating budgets for the fiscal year that begins July 1.

Thanks to the bipartisan infrastructure bill, Pennsylvania could receive as much as $25 million in federal money to make its highways more electric vehicle-ready via the installation of strategically located chargers.

The U.S. departments of transportation and energy have issued guidance to states as the government takes on the ambitious goal of building out a national electric vehicle charging network in the next five years.