Electric vehicles

Energy storage

Tesla’s battery business is booming

Though its EV business is contracting, the company's energy storage segment is growing fast, helping it reap the benefits of surging demand for batteries.

By Dan McCarthy . 24 July 2024
Electric vehicles

Tires wear out fast on EVs. This startup wants to fix that

EV adoption will help cut CO2 from cars, but the heavy, battery-laden vehicles could make tire pollution worse. Better tires can help.

By Carrie Klein . 17 July 2024
Batteries

Biden admin offers $1.2B loan to expand US battery supply chain

DOE's latest loan to boost U.S. EV and battery production will help Oregon-based Entek build a factory in Indiana that will make lithium-ion battery separators.

By Jeff St. John . 9 July 2024
Clean fleets

How Massachusetts is helping fleets of cars and trucks go electric

The state is expanding its fleet advisor program, which provides guidance to small businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities looking to transition to EVs.

By Sarah Shemkus . 25 June 2024
Fossil fuels

Chart: Electric vehicle growth is slowly eating into global oil demand

As EV adoption rises, oil demand is starting to level off — and IEA forecasts consumption of the planet-warming fossil fuel will peak later this decade.

By Carrie Klein . 21 June 2024
Climatetech finance

Chart: US sets new record with $71B in clean energy investment

In the first quarter of this year, private investors poured 40% more money into clean energy and electric vehicles than they did in Q1 2023.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 7 June 2024
Clean energy

Will new tariffs on EVs, solar, and other cleantech help Americans?

The Biden admin has launched an election-year barrage of trade restrictions on Chinese imports, but they're unlikely to spur a domestic manufacturing surge.

By Eric Wesoff . 31 May 2024
Electric vehicles

School districts receive $900M from EPA to fund electric school buses

Electric buses are better for the climate and kids’ health. Thanks to new federal funding, more will soon be on the way to the country’s schools.

By Jeff St. John . 29 May 2024
Utilities

Can California's new fixed rates really help the energy transition?

Amid rising electricity rates, regulators add flat charges and drop power prices to try to boost EVs and heat pumps. But underlying utility costs are a problem.

By Jeff St. John . 13 May 2024
Electric vehicles

Chart: One-in-five new cars sold this year will be battery-powered

Nearly 17 million electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids are projected to be sold worldwide this year, a new record.

By Dan McCarthy . 3 May 2024