Electric Vehicles

The Cumberland Community Improvement District, a public-private assessment district in northwest Atlanta, is considering an autonomous electric shuttle for a planned three-mile route through the district.

Logansport Utilities, the city's local energy provider, announced Wednesday that the company will be installing no-cost electric vehicle charging stations around the city to promote sustainability.

PredictEV, an electric vehicle infrastructure planning software, is helping utilities and other organizations plan the location of EV charging both now and in the future.

Evolve KY — a group of electric vehicle enthusiasts in Kentucky — have created more than 55 free-to-use charging points in the Kentuckiana region of the state, and they are advocating for more EV use there.

Newly released data related to when cars with autonomous technology and advanced driver assistance systems are in car crashes has elected officials calling for more oversight to ensure improved highway safety.

As the U.S. begins the process of building out a national network of electric vehicle chargers, federal transportation and energy officials stress they must be accessible, user-friendly and interoperable.

Proposed amendments to the city's building code would outline new requirements for electric vehicle charging infrastructure in new developments. Opponents say the changes outpace local demand.

The California Air Resources Board held the first of two hearings to consider a new requirement to transition the state to 100 percent electric vehicle sales by 2035. The board is expected to finalize the rule this year.

Southern California Edison’s Charge Ready program will cover most, if not all, of the costs of installing electric vehicle chargers in multifamily developments. This sort of charging is essential for EV growth, experts say.

Volkswagen Chattanooga on Wednesday unveiled a new battery engineering lab that officials say will help make the plant the epicenter of the automaker's electric vehicle efforts in North America.

In one Washington city, disagreement persists on what kind of e-bikes, if any, should be allowed in places where they could create additional safety risks or cause damage to fragile environments.

More electric buses are coming to Whatcom roads — the question is how many and when as the Whatcom Transportation Authority continues to work toward a bus fleet that produces no planet-warming emissions by 2040.

Wisconsin’s Chippewa Falls Police made the jump to hybrid patrol vehicles late last year and has seen a drastic reduction in spending on fuel. Four of the five squads predominantly driven by officers are now hybrids.

Moreno Valley Unified School District plans to introduce 42 electric school buses this fall and become the largest electric school bus fleet in California, expecting to save $600,000 a year in fuel and maintenance costs.

As EVs multiply at an ever-faster rate, a reliable supply of public charging stations will be necessary to reach destinations, as well as maintain and grow tourism and allow public access to outdoor recreation areas.

The state assembly passed the Democratic-sponsored measure last week largely along party lines, 47-31. The buses cost between $300,000 and $400,000 apiece, but they need less fuel and aren’t as expensive to maintain.

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors and MathWorks, the four-year international competition will challenge students to engineer a next-generation battery electric and autonomous vehicle.

Switching out county vehicles due for replacement is part of a fleet electrification pilot program that may be a first step in converting a roughly 1,200-vehicle fleet, particularly a non-emergency pool of 295 vehicles.