Electric vehicles

Electric vehicles

Chart: US EV sales are off to a solid start this year

Nearly 300,000 new electric vehicles were sold in the U.S. through March, up 11% from the start of last year. But the road ahead is bumpy and hard to predict.

By Dan McCarthy . 18 April 2025
EV charging

Multifamily housing needs EV charging. This startup will pay for it.

3V Infrastructure is self-financing EV charging at multifamily properties, betting that the rewards of selling at-home charging at scale are worth the up-front risk.

By Jeff St. John . 17 April 2025
EV charging

How Revel is fast-tracking new EV chargers through a deal with PG&E

The startup is getting charging hubs hooked up to congested urban grids faster in California by participating in the utility’s new “flexible connection” process.

By Jeff St. John . 1 April 2025
Electric vehicles

The bid to make Illinois a leader on electric trucking

The state is considering adopting California’s ambitious clean trucks standards even as President Trump threatens to block them.

By Kari Lydersen . 1 April 2025
Electric vehicles

How Massachusetts is trying to turn EVs into grid batteries

A first-of-its-kind “vehicle-to-everything” pilot is giving out 100 free chargers to test how EVs can earn money for sending backup power to the grid.

By Jeff St. John . 24 March 2025
Electric vehicles

Chart: EV adoption would sputter if Republicans repeal incentives

Annual EV sales could top 7 million by 2030 if EV tax credits and tailpipe emissions rules remain in place. If not, that figure could be 40% lower.

By Dan McCarthy . 14 March 2025
Electric vehicles

Chicago community group advances EVs, despite federal setbacks

The Bronzeville Community Development Partnership is working to foster clean transportation innovation in a historic hub for electric vehicles.

By Audrey Henderson . 14 March 2025
Electric vehicles

Electric school buses could help power Illinois’ grid

ComEd is preparing a vehicle-to-grid pilot program in which school districts will sell power to the grid by discharging parked electric school bus batteries.

By Kari Lydersen . 26 February 2025
Electric vehicles

As California EV sales stall, what happens to its landmark mandate?

After years of growth, flattening demand for electric vehicles raises questions about the state’s plan to ban sales of gas-powered cars by 2035.

By Alejandro Lazo . 19 February 2025
Electric vehicles

Illinois’ largest utility unveils $100M to spur EV adoption

ComEd rolled out the new incentives, which support fleet purchases and charging infrastructure upgrades, in the run-up to the Chicago Auto Show.

By Audrey Henderson . 11 February 2025