Electric Vehicles

A new report by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation found that the economies of producing green hydrogen at scale will be difficult to overcome as the government and the private sector search for non-fossil fuel energy sources.

Officials this week announced that the department had purchased a second electric Rosenbauer RTX fire engine using $1.1 million in funding from Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Technology and policy leaders discussed the highway infrastructure of the future at the recent Transportation Research Board annual meeting, offering up the benefits of using recycled materials and sending electricity through the pavement.

Storer Transportation will use funding from the California Energy Commission to place 37 chargers for electric school buses at its headquarters near Dakota Avenue and a second bus yard in the Beard Industrial District.

East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools will use the money to buy 50 new electric buses, in addition to the 19 it bought last year, plus charging stations. They may take a year to manufacture and deliver.

The U.S. Inspector General found the EPA’s program for replacing old buses lacked essential fraud-prevention measures. Schools returned over $38 million because they didn’t know contractors had applied on their behalf.

A new pilot project in British Columbia will serve as Canada’s first bidirectional charging initiative involving the heavy-duty public transportation vehicles.

The Illinois Community College Board has granted $9.4 million to institutions across the state to build up their programs for training students in EV technology and advanced manufacturing fields.

Honda unveiled its new, battery-powered model line Tuesday at Las Vegas’ sprawling Consumer Electronics Show with two futuristic-looking concepts, the Saloon and Space-Hub.

Three public school districts in the region are getting electric buses through a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency program aiming to replace the country's aging, diesel-fueled fleet.

The five-year grant is intended to expand EV charging access in underserved areas before another $70 million grant will be used to build up to five hydrogen fueling stations in the state, officials announced.

As cities develop microgrids for energy resiliency and increase the adoption of electric vehicles, they are increasingly turning to smart city technologies to enable these transitions.

The second-largest metro region in the nation aims to become a clean transportation leader ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics. The action plan calls for even more charging infrastructure investment among other things.

An apprenticeship program at Velocity Vehicle Group in the Los Angeles metro area is training workers to service heavy-duty electric vehicles. The training is partnered with similar educational opportunities at Rio Hondo College.

Republican state senators argue that Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to replace gas-powered school buses by 2035 is too expensive for many districts to afford without significant impacts to their operating budgets.

Electric vehicles are a central part of President Joe Biden’s plans to cut the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, thereby reducing air pollution and combating climate change.

Efforts to electrify Raleigh-Durham International Airport’s fleet of buses have hit some turbulence with the bankruptcy of California-based bus manufacturer Proterra. The company’s assembly lines have stopped with no clear restart date.

Dallas-based jet carrier JSX has placed orders for up to 300 hybrid-electric aircraft that can carry up to 30 passengers. The orders were placed with three manufacturers: Electra, Aura Aero and Heart Aerospace.