Electric vehicles

Clean energy manufacturing

The South is building the most vibrant EV and battery hub in the US

Canary Media travels through the fast-emerging Battery Belt to see what it means for the clean energy transition.

By Julian Spector . 8 June 2023
Electric vehicles

The US has big EV goals. Can the domestic EV industry meet them?

The IRA has unleashed investment in U.S. EV and battery manufacturing. But China’s dominance of the supply chain complicates "Buy American" ambitions.

By Jeff St. John . 8 June 2023
Recycling renewables

Should the US mandate EV battery recycling?

Recycling electric-vehicle batteries could cut the need to mine critical minerals. The U.S. now has incentives for recycling, but no national requirements.

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira . 31 May 2023
EV charging

Startup Ample says it can swap an EV battery in 5 minutes

Can battery swapping for electric vehicles beat out real-time charging? This business concept has already led to one high-profile flop, but Ample is gearing up to make it work.

By Eric Wesoff . 25 May 2023
Electric vehicles

Crunching data to keep EVs from overloading California's grid

Startup Kevala forecasts California will need $50 billion in grid upgrades to meet electric-vehicle goals — and it can tell utilities where to start investing.

By Jeff St. John . 19 May 2023
Electric vehicles

How US school buses are going electric, in four charts

EVs now make up about 1% of the nation's school bus fleet, but that figure is rising fast thanks in large part to $5 billion in federal funding.

By Jeff St. John . 15 May 2023
EV charging

A California bill could help EVs prevent blackouts

The state might require every electric vehicle to be capable of powering your home — and the grid — through a process called bidirectional charging.

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira . 8 May 2023
Electric vehicles

Chart: EVs could make up more than a third of global car sales by 2030

A new electric-vehicle forecast from the IEA is a big upward revision from just a year ago, underscoring the speed of the global EV revolution.

By Dan McCarthy . 5 May 2023
Electric vehicles

How quickly can trucking decarbonize? California is about to find out

California's new Advanced Clean Fleets rule will push trucking to go electric over the next 20 years — the most ambitious such mandate in the country.

By Jeff St. John . 1 May 2023
Electric vehicles

Chart: EV sales on pace to break 1 million in US this year

Electric vehicles are surging in popularity as the Biden admin pushes for rapid uptake, but EVs still made up less than 10% of new car sales last quarter.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 21 April 2023