Electric vehicles

EV charging

EV charging keeps expanding despite Trump

The U.S. added a record number of public electric-vehicle fast chargers last year, keeping up with demand from a growing number of EV owners.

By Jeff St. John . 28 January 2026
Clean energy

Clean energy is still winning. These 10 charts prove it.

Solar and wind are beating new power demand, steelmaking is slowly getting off coal, and more clean energy victories are clear in these charts.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 26 December 2025
Batteries

Ford is retreating from EVs — but embracing grid batteries

Amid its $20B EV failure, the storied automaker will retool a Kentucky plant to try and break into the booming energy storage sector.

By Julian Spector . 17 December 2025
EV charging

Some gas stations are revamping to attract EV drivers with time to kill

Fuel retailers are betting that fast chargers, clean bathrooms, and tasty snacks will draw EV drivers — and keep their stations central to how motorists refuel.

By Benton Graham . 28 November 2025
Electric vehicles

Chicago-area mayors push ahead on EVs despite federal pullback

Trump funding cuts scrambled the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus' plans to deploy chargers, but the group is redoubling other efforts to boost EV adoption.

By Kari Lydersen . 24 November 2025
Electric vehicles

Chart: EVs are ascendant — and gas cars are past their prime

Sales of gas-only vehicles are down by 31% from their peak, while electric vehicle sales are growing rapidly worldwide, largely due to China.

By Dan McCarthy . 21 November 2025
Electric vehicles

Ford’s failed bet on an electric F-150

Production of the F-150 Lightning is on hold after a factory fire, and as economic and political challenges mount, Ford may be scrapping it for good.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 14 November 2025
Electric vehicles

Chart: EV sales just hit a record in the US, but a cliff looms

Facing Trump’s new deadline for expiring tax incentives, drivers bought electric vehicles in record numbers last quarter. Can carmakers keep the good times going?

By Dan McCarthy . 17 October 2025
Electric vehicles

Will the Southeast’s booming EV sector survive the end of tax credits?

Demand for electric vehicles is rising in the region, a new study says. Consumers, utilities, and automakers may help sustain growth despite loss of federal support.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 30 September 2025
EV charging

EV Realty lands $75M to expand electric truck charging in California

The startup has four mega-charging sites planned in the state, and says the underlying economics of electric freight hauling can withstand federal policy reversals.

By Jeff St. John . 18 September 2025