EV charging

Utilities

California’s biggest all-electric utility has a plan to meet the state's tough 2030 carbon targets

Pedro Pizarro, CEO of SCE parent Edison International, says gaps in EV and electric building policies threaten state clean energy goals.

By Jeff St. John . 11 October 2021
Electric vehicles

Newsletter: Electric trucking is coming sooner than you think

The shipping industry tested EV trucks and thinks they’re ready to go, like, now.

By Julian Spector . 27 September 2021
EV charging

New York City needs a lot of EV chargers. How can its power grid support them all?

Startup Revel's Brooklyn superhub is the first of many charging centers NYC will need to meet its EV goals. Can it be replicated at scale?

By Jeff St. John . 23 September 2021
EV charging

Newsletter: How clean is your ride?

It's already possible to lower carbon emissions from EV charging based on when you charge.

By Julian Spector . 10 September 2021
EV charging

Time shift: How to make EV charging as clean as possible

WattTime data helps EVs charge with lower-carbon power. But the rates and incentives to encourage these cleaner choices are still being developed.

By Jeff St. John . 8 September 2021
Electric vehicles

Newsletter: Return of the tech that didn't work 10 years ago

Is cleantech replaying its worstest hits?

By Julian Spector . 23 August 2021
EV charging

Battery-swap startup Ample aims to beat out EV charging stations

Ample's contrarian approach could upend expectations about EV infrastructure.

By Eric Wesoff . 19 August 2021
EV charging

We need gargantuan investment in EV charging stations. Where will the money come from?

Governments, utilities, automakers and charging companies are pitching in, but securing the tens of billions needed still won’t be easy.

By Jeff St. John . 12 August 2021
Transportation

Microgrids + mass transit = resilient mobility in a future clouded by climate change

Transit agencies can use microgrids to cleanly power electric buses and other systems during blackouts, but they'll likely need help building them.

By Gordon Feller . 5 August 2021
Grid edge

Could digital circuit breakers make EV charging and home energy controls even smarter?

Startup Atom Power is dragging Edison-era electrical equipment into the 21st century.

By Jeff St. John . 22 July 2021