Electric Vehicles

Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Mich., is partnering with a number of companies to deploy autonomous technology in its operations. The controlled nature of the environment makes it ideal to test this tech.

Top officials from the U.S. departments of Energy and Transportation outlined some of the strategy behind deploying 500,000 public charging ports for electric vehicles at the National EV Charging Summit last month.

Under Michigan Rep. Brenda Lawrence’s bill, a $50 million program in the Department of Transportation would distribute grants of up to $5 million for static or dynamic electric vehicle charging projects.

Across the country, legislatures in blue and red states are considering bills to bolster charging infrastructure, expand consumer incentives, electrify state fleets or mandate charging stations in new buildings.

More than $12 million has been added to the state’s Drive Clean Rebate program to help consumers save up to $2,000 on the purchase of an EV and $2.7 million has been awarded to local government efforts to embrace EVs.

After years of running on diesel, four electric buses hit the streets last week, an effort from the city to continue making progress in line with its Climate Action Plan and goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

States are grappling with how they will continue to collect money for building and repairing roads once Americans stop going to the gas pump. Kansas is weighing its options carefully.

As California accelerates its push toward 100 percent zero-emission new car sales by 2035, hundreds of thousands of EV batteries will be finishing their freeway lives — and it’s not clear what’s going to happen to them.

Yesterday, the Santa Fe County Commission unanimously approved a 30-year plan that would see the county gradually cut greenhouse gas emissions out of its operations in six five-year segments.

The bet to give GM $824.1 million in state incentives mostly for $6.6 billion in EV projects might be risky for the state, but many believe it’s necessary for Michigan to stay in the race for the auto jobs of the future.

Ford Motor Co. has launched a pilot program that will equip winegrowers in California with electric pickup trucks, cargo vans and software services in a bid to boost EV adoption among farmers and other customers.

General Motors plans to invest heavily in EVs, creating some 4,000 new jobs and building new production facilities for the development and manufacturing of electric autos and their batteries.

Connecticut leaders are embarking on a broad buildout of electric vehicle charging stations, joined by the state’s two largest utilities committing more than $90 million to the long-term project.

With President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better legislation struggling to gain traction in Congress, supporters are touting the benefits of driving electric, a transition boosted by the large climate change-focused package.

With help from ESSER funds and state vouchers for zero-emissions vehicles, Modesto City Schools is replacing half its fleet with electric buses, estimating an annual savings of about $250,000 in fuel costs.

GILLIG and RR.AI have announced a partnership to develop driver assistance and autonomous operations features in next-gen electric buses, hoping to both expand and develop tomorrow’s transit vehicle market.

Three pilot projects using small electric shuttles in Austin, Texas, neighborhoods demonstrated various uses for the vehicles, which can provide last-mile service to transit as well as make transportation more equitable.

Plus, Seoul, South Korea, plans virtual reality for government services as part of a "metaverse," Nissan invests billions in electric vehicle development and Intel's first computer chip turns 50.