EV charging

Guest essay

I tried to add EV chargers to my rental property. Here's what happened

My experience as a landlord illustrates the challenge of electrifying everything — and points to ways to improve the system.

By Andrew Campbell . 31 January 2022
EV charging

Biden admin has $7.5B to spend on EV charging. How can it get it right?

Building a nationwide charging network and eliminating 'charging deserts' in disadvantaged communities won't be easy — and there's no margin for error.

By Jeff St. John . 27 January 2022
Energy storage

Energy Vault pivots, Ford tantalizes, and more energy storage news

Dispatches from the first solar-storage expo in years.

By Julian Spector . 18 January 2022
Grid edge

Smart meters were supposed to free your energy data. Arcadia wants to finish the job

The community-solar stalwart makes a move into the utility software space.

By Eric Wesoff . 10 January 2022
Electric vehicles

GM’s electric truck launch is late — and boring

A case study in how not to launch a flagship EV.

By Julian Spector . 10 January 2022
Electric vehicles

Tesla delivered almost 1 million EVs in 2021, a historic milestone

And Tesla recalled almost half a million EVs in 2021, another historic milestone.

By Eric Wesoff . 3 January 2022
Fun stuff

Ford shakes up Twitter with electric vehicle memes

"Range anxiety, shmange anxiety," tweets the 118-year-old auto manufacturer.

By Mike Munsell . 24 December 2021
Electric vehicles

Chart: Most Americans are interested in EVs, but very few are actually buying them

How do we bridge this Grand Canyon–sized gap?

By Julian Spector, Maria Virginia Olano . 17 December 2021
EV charging

BP is buying Amply, a startup that helps bus and truck fleets go electric

A European oil major stakes a claim in U.S. EV charging and software to lower the cost of electrifying fleets.

By Jeff St. John . 8 December 2021
Batteries

What's better than a big battery? How about a big battery you can move around

Power Edison is putting megawatt-scale batteries on truck trailers and barges to bring more flexibility to a costly yet valuable energy-storage resource.

By Jeff St. John . 6 December 2021