Electric vehicles

Electric vehicles

Soaring gas prices have drivers turning to EVs — except in the US

European drivers are escaping high gas prices and buying more cheap Chinese EVs. In the U.S., that’s impossible.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 15 May 2026
Clean fleets

Tesla Semis are about to hit the road. That’s good news for California.

Thanks to state incentives, the long-range, lower-cost electric trucks are affordable. Widespread adoption could help California meet clean-trucking targets.

By Jeff St. John . 6 May 2026
Electric vehicles

Used EVs are on the upswing in America

While sales of new electric vehicles are stalling out, more consumers are buying used EVs than ever. Price has a lot to do with it.

By Dan McCarthy . 1 May 2026
Electric vehicles

California bill would limit EV-charging access in affordable housing

Legislation backed by developers would waive EV-charging requirements for new low-income housing projects, just as the state looks to build 1 million more units.

By Alison F. Takemura . 13 April 2026
Electric vehicles

Used EVs are a bargain right now — and buyers are noticing

New EV sales may be falling, but used models are more plentiful and cheaper than they’ve ever been. That’s a big opportunity as gas prices surge.

By Jeff St. John . 2 April 2026
Electric vehicles

Trump’s latest attempt to derail EV-charger construction

States are fighting a requirement that chargers getting federal funding be made with 100% American components — a standard no manufacturers currently meet.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 20 March 2026
Electric vehicles

Trump’s EPA is yanking support for electric school buses

There’s $2.3 billion left unspent from a Biden-era clean school bus program. The Trump admin wants more of it to go to buses that run on fuels and not batteries.

By Marianne Lavelle . 25 February 2026
Solar

Tesla launches its own solar panel as its EV business falters

Will its latest design, being built in Buffalo, New York, buck the downturn in rooftop solar — and Tesla auto sales?

By Julian Spector . 29 January 2026
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