Electric vehicles

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
Clean energy

Video: Top trends in climate and energy in New England

Journalists from The Boston Globe, WBUR and RTO Insider join Canary Media to talk about progress and pitfalls in the Northeast's clean energy transition.

12 April 2023
Electric vehicles

Biden aims to supercharge EV adoption with new emissions standards

A new proposal from the EPA could put the U.S. on track to have EVs make up two-thirds of new car sales by 2032.

By Dan McCarthy . 12 April 2023
Electric vehicles

A persistent EV challenge looms over NY Auto Show: Charging

Amid flashy new electric models on display at one of the nation's top car events, experts worried that EVs will struggle to go mainstream without a lot more places to plug in.

By Maria Gallucci . 11 April 2023
EV charging

NYC's grid is stressed. A 'smart' EV charging program aims to help

Con Ed’s revamped SmartCharge program will tap direct-to-EV communications to track and pay drivers for charging at times that reduce grid strain.

By Jeff St. John . 5 April 2023
Fun stuff

Canary Live Boston: Watch the event on Thurs., April 6 at 6:00 PM ET

We're broadcasting our event live from Greentown Labs in Somerville, Mass. this week.

By Nicholas Rinaldi . 5 April 2023
Clean energy supply chain

New South Carolina plant could process enough lithium for 2.4M EVs a year

Chemicals giant Albemarle said it will build a $1.3B lithium plant — a big step toward the Biden admin goal of beefing up the domestic supply chain.

By Julian Spector . 23 March 2023
Electric vehicles

California's plan to electrify trucking may be hard for small companies

The state's ambitious timeline for cleaning up trucks will slash pollution in port communities, but some freight firms may not be able to afford the switch.

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira . 7 March 2023
Electric vehicles

Chart: Is that electric truck greener than a gas-powered compact car?

A new analysis compares the total life-cycle emissions of electric vehicles, hybrids and gas-powered cars. How does your ride stack up?

By Maria Virginia Olano, Eric Wesoff . 3 March 2023