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Month: May 2023

Honda May Introduce an Electric Sports Car 

Honda has been slow to jump on EVs, but its recent moves suggest that it’s finally ready to go. The automaker partnered with General Motors on its Prologue EV, will jointly release a car with Sony and has its own line…

U.S., Canada Corridor To Supply Places To Charge Electric Vehicles 

Canada and the U.S. have announced the countries’ first alternative fuel corridor, which is intended to ensure drivers of electric vehicles have places to charge up when crossing the border.  Canada Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra and U.S. Transportation Secretary…

Electric Vehicle Problem ‘Can Be Resolved Within’ Brexit Deal 

Downing Street has said problems for the British car industry over a Brexit deal deadline can be resolved within the Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA).  Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch and UK officials have raised the issue with counterparts in Brussels…

Electrify America Teams With Utility On Utah EV Charging Stations

Electrify America has teamed with Rocky Mountain Power, a utility serving Utah, Wyoming and Idaho and a division of PacificCorp, to install 20 EV charging stations in Utah through its Electrify Commercial business unit, according to a press release.  The…

New Autonomous Battery-Electric Trains Are Coming For Your Diesel

Electric trains are commonplace in commuter rail systems, but they have yet to make an impact on the freight shipping business. That is beginning to change. The latest development on the rail electrification front involves the St. Louis, Missouri, company…

How Almost Any Electric Vehicle Can Qualify For The $7,500 EV Tax Credit

When new requirements for the EV tax credit took effect in April, the number of electric vehicles that qualified for the $7,500 tax break dropped dramatically.  Right now only about a dozen cars, mostly from US automakers, are on the IRS’ official list.  But…

Ford Has A Plan To Boost Electric Vehicles In Europe 

Last year, Ford reorganized itself into 3 new divisions. Ford Blue will focus on conventional cars with infernal combustion engines. Ford Pro will concentrate on commercial vehicles — which could be either conventional or electric. Ford e is all about…

1,000 Ultra-Fast EV Chargers Are Coming To City Centers In The US And Europe 

ADS-TEC Energy and JOLT Energy are rolling out battery-buffered, ultra-fast EV chargers in city centers in the US and Europe over the next 18 months.  ADS-TEC Energy‘s ultra-fast EV chargers are battery-storage-based, so they’re able to provide charging power of…

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Hopes EU Will Waive Electric Car Tariff

The prime minister says that his government is “engaged in a dialogue with the EU” to prevent the introduction of tariffs on sales to the bloc of electric vehicles made in the UK – following warnings that the tax could…

EV Corridor Stretching From Kalamazoo To Quebec City, Featuring Charging Stations Every 50 Miles 

DETROIT (WWJ) – With a goal of seeing half of all vehicle sales in the U.S. being electric vehicles by the end of this decade, officials are searching for ways to support EV drivers. That’s why U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete…