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…
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…
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…
New electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries performs well in frigid regions and seasons
EMONT, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Many owners of electric vehicles worry about how effective their battery will be in very cold weather. Now a new battery chemistry may have solved that problem. In current lithium-ion batteries, the main problem is that the electrolyte is…
Say Goodbye To The US Car Market As We Know It: Cheap Chinese EVs Are Coming
After years of preparation, Chinese car companies are poised to upend the US electric-vehicle market. Industry watchers say it’s only a matter of time before Chinese automakers bring their impressive — and importantly, inexpensive — electric cars to the US. After years…
13,000 EV Charging Stations To Be Deployed To US Hotels
Electric vehicle (EV) charging vendor LNG Electric will place Level 2 and direct current fast charging (DCFC) EV charging stations at more than 13,000 hotels and 40 multi-family communities in the U.S. LNG Electric claims the planned installations will make…
Tougher U.S. Vehicle Emissions Rules Could Hold Back EV Funding
Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced new vehicle emissions standards for vehicles produced between the 2027 and 2032 model years, unveiling some of the strictest U.S. emissions standards yet. The new standards are intended to further incentivize electric vehicle sales. Now, however,…
Here’s How Hertz Electric Car Policies Will Impact The EV Revolution
Hertz has big electric car plans. Following its bankruptcy during the Covid-19 pandemic, the company has pledged to make the move to electric cars in a big way and kicked that off by placing an order for 100,000 Tesla Model…
