How cities can center equity in EV charging

“Focus more on the people than on the hardware” to implement EV charging equitably, one electric transportation advocate said, such as by talking to residents and listening to their needs.

By Kalena Thomhave • March 29, 2023

US, Japan ink trade deal around EV battery materials

The two countries agreed not to impose duties on minerals as well as to cooperate on labor rights and promoting circular production.

By Ben Unglesbee • March 29, 2023

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Power demand is rising amid dramatic shifts in federal energy policy, but technology and markets continue to push the grid toward cleaner, more distributed resources. 

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Freyr explores coalition with Caterpillar, Siemens, two others to scale up green battery production

Development of robust, sustainable and circular supply chains for battery materials and technology is one of the coalition’s four potential guiding principles, Freyr said.

By Patrick Cooley • March 29, 2023

LG Energy Solution to invest $5.5B in Arizona battery complex

This is the company’s second investment in the state as it looks to capitalize on the U.S.’s burgeoning EV market.

By Sara Samora • March 28, 2023

Avoiding a ‘clean power divide’  — creating national electrification co-ops for a just energy transition

If all Americans can participate, we can achieve the speed and scale required to decarbonize electricity and transportation and save the planet.

By Audrey Zibelman and Victoria Harmon • March 28, 2023

Bay Area regulators opt to phase out NOx emissions from furnaces, water heaters, prepare for grid impacts

Electric appliances are currently the only technologies that meet zero-NOx standards for these end uses, which means the new standards could lead to increased load, according to an analysis.

By Kavya Balaraman • March 20, 2023

Curbside EV charging startup wins urban infrastructure award at SXSW

Brooklyn-based itselectric plans to offer installation, management and maintenance of the chargers free to cities and property owners.

By Dan Zukowski • March 20, 2023

Biden ‘EV revolution’ delayed as utilities, carmakers await critical IRS guidance on Inflation Reduction Act

A domestic EV industry and a national charging network buildout await federal agency interpretations of complex IRA tax credit and supply chain requirements. 

By Herman K. Trabish • March 17, 2023

$700 million for community EV charging now available from federal grant program

Cities, counties, other local governments and tribes can apply for grants for public charging in urban and rural communities.

By Dan Zukowski • March 15, 2023

The jump to widespread EV adoption doesn’t need to be a long way up

The customer experience should be simple; designed to effortlessly guide and support the consumer as they advance in their EV and EV charging journey.

By Danielle Marquis, Vice President of Solution Management for Franklin Energy • March 6, 2023

Inside a federally-funded strategy to strengthen US lithium supply chains

The U.S. is behind in its goal to capture domestic production of battery materials. Here’s what one Energy Department-backed group says needs to happen to catch up.

By Kate Magill • March 2, 2023

Property-assessed clean energy programs are popular for local decarbonization financing: report

PACE programs are more common than taxes and other strategies as a source of dedicated climate funds for local governments, a Brookings Institution report found.

By Michael Brady • Feb. 28, 2023

The key to turning the US into the world’s clean energy powerhouse? Energy companies.

Recent changes in the U.S. signal that gas-powered vehicle ownership is on its way out and that EVs are in — American energy companies can use this to gain traction towards becoming renewable energy leaders globally.

By Lara Beers, Global Director at Kraken Technologies, part of Octopus Energy Group • Feb. 27, 2023

Federal incentives help drive $52B of investments in 17 EV battery production facilities: BofA

EV battery production capacity is expected to continue growing, according to BofA Global Research. “The orders from the new facilities are expected to be significant,” the firm said.

By Robert Walton • Feb. 23, 2023

EV charging infrastructure is ‘inadequate and plagued with non-functioning stations’: J.D. Power

Roughly one in five public charging attempts fails, with 72% of the failures attributed to malfunctioning or out-of-service equipment, a J.D. Power executive said.

By Dan Zukowski • Feb. 22, 2023

Duke Energy to build ‘first-of-its-kind’ facility to accelerate fleet electrification with Daimler, Electrada

The utility’s plans call for it to develop a fleet charging depot connected to a microgrid outside Charlotte, North Carolina.

By Robert Walton • Feb. 22, 2023

New power system cybersecurity architectures can be ‘vaults’ against insider attacks, analysts say

Utility operations facing hackers now, and a future of minimally-protected distributed energy resources, will need smarter, more complex defenses, from control rooms to customer-owned devices, analysts said.

By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 17, 2023

For GM, the EV race is a marathon

Despite a slower EV ramp-up, analysts say the automaker’s long-term approach to manufacturing and sourcing could give it a leg up over competitors.

By Megan Ruggles • Feb. 16, 2023

Amid high energy prices, SCE VP, other experts push to reduce California’s reliance on natural gas

The push follows a recent report that found the California Independent System Operator’s energy market saw additional wholesale costs of $3 billion in December.

By Kavya Balaraman • Feb. 16, 2023

Tesla to make some of its EV chargers public as White House announces rules for national charging network

The rules will require federally funded chargers to be built in the United States, beginning with final assembly and some manufacturing processes.

By Robert Walton • Feb. 15, 2023

Ford to invest $3.5B to build Michigan EV battery plant

The lithium iron phosphate battery plant is part of Ford’s $50 billion effort to grow its EV business by 2026. 

By Kate Magill • Feb. 14, 2023

Energy Department offers Redwood $2B loan to expand materials production for EV batteries

The money will help Redwood Materials expand material production capacity to power 1 million EVs annually.

By Kate Magill • Feb. 10, 2023

Most US states lag California in EV adoption by at least 5 years

Greater investment in charging infrastructure could help build consumer acceptance of electric vehicles, auto industry experts from PricewaterhouseCoopers said.

By Dan Zukowski • Feb. 10, 2023

Transit agencies’ zero-emission bus adoption increased in 2022

California, New York, Florida, Texas and Massachusetts together added more than 1,500 zero-emission transit buses to their fleets.

By Dan Zukowski • Feb. 3, 2023

Vehicle-to-grid charging is coming fast — here’s how regulators and utilities can prepare now

If utilities do not start planning now, in a few years we will have millions of EVs on the road that are not being used to their full potential as a source of energy storage.

By Laura Sherman • Feb. 2, 2023