Norway’s electric vehicle transition continued to progress in June, with plugin electric vehicle share of 89.9%, up from 84.9% year-on-year. Overall auto volumes were down 27% YoY, to 14,901 units. The Tesla Model Y was the overall bestselling auto, at 2,531 units. Market Share Trends May’s combined plugin result of 89.9% comprised 78.7% full battery […]

RMI releases climate scorecards that track progress of six key US states based on climate commitments and greenhouse gas emissions

The BMW i3 is a truly unique electric car — or unique car of any kind, for that matter. The i3 is likely to be on the streets of Europe and the US for many years to come. But production of new i3 cars has come to an end. I bought a used BMW i3 […]

Chinese smart electric vehicle startups XPeng and NIO certainly have their differences — plenty of them — but they’ve also followed almost parallel paths with regards to their production and sales ramp-ups. Also, they both joined the US stock market, which has made them particularly interesting to many people outside of China. That aligns well […]

One of the biggest challenges with the transition to electric vehicles is making the transition as equitable as possible. As with most new tech, EVs come at a premium (at the cash register — not over the life of the vehicle). In general, new cars are an upper-middle-class purchase, or at least middle-class purchase (depending […]

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New York Power Authority Offers Free Charging at EVolve NY Fast Chargers Across New York State to Inspire More New Yorkers to Drive Emissions-Free During High-Travel Holiday

Which one comes first? Electric cars or the charging stations? Players who want to roll out charging infrastructure would want to see a critical mass of EVs before investing heavily in charging infrastructure, while on the other hand, range-anxious consumers would want the assurance of a charging network. Locations with existing infrastructure, such as forecourts […]

Heat pumps, hot water heaters, and virtual power plants will do some serious generation-shifting on their own, with or without the Clean Power Plan (spoiler alert: without).

The Biden administration remains committed to all-electric transportation. Now the question is, Is this starting point of private investment in EV charging enough to increase production capacity?

The EU wants only electric cars sold in Europe by 2035, but that will require a massive amount of new battery factories.

Amazon has plans to add up to 760 EV chargers at its distribution hub outside of Racine, Wisconsin. The first 399 will be ready this year.