Electric cars Ford’s Next-Gen EV Truck: A Model-T Moment for the Electric Future A breakthrough in EV affordability and manufacturing The electric vehicle landscape is poised for a seismic shift—and Ford is leading the charge. With a bold investment of around $5 billion into a new EV vehicle platform and production system, Ford is striving for what CEO Jim Farley …
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EV Charging points The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program is back on track, and that’s great news for EV owners and the broader clean-transportation future. Thanks to recent court rulings and renewed federal guidance, the $5 billion funding initiative has been reinstated nationwide. Now all U.S. states, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico, can once again t …
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EV Infrastructure Walmart recently unveiled an ambitious plan: by 2030, it will own and operate its own fast-charging network across thousands of Walmart and Sam’s Club locations nationwide. This marks a significant evolution from its current setup—around 1,300 fast charging stalls at 280 locations operated by third parties like Electrify America and EVgo. The growt …
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EV Battery Technology In a remarkable feat that will likely silence skeptics of electric vehicles, the Lucid Air Grand Touring has officially claimed the Guinness World Record for the longest distance traveled on a single charge: a staggering 1,205 km (749 miles) from St. Moritz, Switzerland to Munich, Germany. That shatters the previous record of 1,045 km by a hea …
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Fleet Electrification In early February 2024, the Healey–Driscoll Administration announced a $50 million investment from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)—the first tranche of Massachusetts’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) formula funding—aimed at dramatically expanding EV charging infrastructure across the Commonwealth. This ARPA allocation channels N …
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Fleet Electrification When you think of Massachusetts, you might picture the cobblestone streets of Boston, the historic charm of Salem, or the academic energy of Cambridge. But lately, this forward-thinking state is making headlines for something far more modern—its commitment to electric vehicles, especially when it comes to the big yellow school bus. A New Route for S …
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EV Charging Technology GM’s New Battery Tech Could Transform the Future of Affordable EVs General Motors is pushing the boundaries of electric vehicle technology with a breakthrough in battery chemistry that promises to reshape the future of EV affordability, performance, and sustainability. The innovation centers around a new lithium manganese-rich (LMR) battery de …
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