New York City to own 900 EVs for govt fleets, install 315 extra charging ports
1 year, 11 months ago

New York City to own 900 EVs for govt fleets, install 315 extra charging ports

Live Mint  

New York said on Wednesday it will replace more than 900 city-owned fossil-fuel powered vehicles with electric models and install 315 additional EV charging ports after receiving a $10.1 million U.S. Transportation Department grant. New York City currently has more than 4,000 government-owned electric vehicles and by later this year says close to 20% of city vehicles will be EVs. The new funding will help New York acquire 382 Chevrolet Bolt EVs, 360 Ford E-Transit vans, and 150 Ford F-150 E-Lightning pick-up trucks as well as 25 plug-in hybrid street sweepers. New York said the city currently has more than 1,360 charging ports, 120 fast chargers and 106 free-standing solar carports, and plans to add another 600 ports in the next 18 months.

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FACT FOCUS: Posts misrepresent Biden administration spending on EV charging stations
3 weeks, 6 days ago

FACT FOCUS: Posts misrepresent Biden administration spending on EV charging stations

Associated Press  

As President Joe Biden’s term comes to an end, social media users are falsely claiming that his administration spent billions of dollars on the construction of just a handful of electric vehicle charging stations. The claims misrepresent funding set aside by the 2021 Infrastructure and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, for a national network of publicly …

USPS’ long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers
3 months, 1 week ago

USPS’ long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Ga. — The Postal Service’s new delivery vehicles aren’t going to win a beauty contest. Odd appearance aside, the first handful of Next Generation Delivery Vehicles that rolled onto postal routes in August in Athens, Georgia, are getting rave reviews from letter carriers accustomed to cantankerous older vehicles that lack modern safety features and are prone to breaking down …

Biden's electric road to nowhere: Two years after he vowed to spend $7.5 billion building 500,000 charging stations only SEVEN have been plugged in
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden's electric road to nowhere: Two years after he vowed to spend $7.5 billion building 500,000 charging stations only SEVEN have been plugged in

Daily Mail  

More than two years after President Joe Biden pledged to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations throughout the United States only seven are operational across four states. The bulk of the funds, $5 billion, are to go toward building fast chargers along major interstates - what's being called the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure or NEVI program. More than two years …

Biden awards $623 million in grants to build out electric vehicle charging network
11 months, 1 week ago

Biden awards $623 million in grants to build out electric vehicle charging network

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is awarding $623 million in grants to states, local governments and tribes to help build an electric vehicle charging network across the nation. The new funding “will help ensure that EV chargers are accessible, reliable and convenient for American drivers, while creating jobs in charger manufacturing, installation and maintenance for American workers.” Congress approved $7.5 …

AP sources: EPA car rule to push huge increase in EV sales
1 year, 8 months ago

AP sources: EPA car rule to push huge increase in EV sales

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will propose strict new automobile pollution limits this week that would require at least 54% of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2030 and as many as two of every three by 2032, according to industry and environmental officials briefed on the plan. An executive order signed by Biden set a …

Editorial: Cleaner air, arriving soon by U.S. mail
2 years ago

Editorial: Cleaner air, arriving soon by U.S. mail

LA Times  

A postal carrier delivers mail in Los Angeles County on Aug. 20, 2020. Postal Service plan would allocate billions of dollars for the purchase of 66,000 electric mail delivery vehicles over the next few years. Postal Service’s announcement this week that it will spend billions of dollars to buy tens of thousands of electric delivery vehicles over the next few …

American interstates are going to get a lot friendlier to EVs
2 years, 2 months ago

American interstates are going to get a lot friendlier to EVs

LA Times  

By year’s end, drivers could start seeing expansions and upgrades to existing highway EV stations in California and other states. All 50 states received final approval Tuesday to begin construction on a nationwide network of EV charging stations that places one roughly every 50 miles along interstate highways, part of the Biden administration’s plan to spur widespread adoption of zero-emission …

Senate deal should make it easier to buy electric vehicles
2 years, 4 months ago

Senate deal should make it easier to buy electric vehicles

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The surprise deal by Senate Democrats on a slimmed-down bill to support families, boost infrastructure and fight climate change also is likely to jump-start sales of electric vehicles. “The tax credits for electric vehicles in the bill will benefit consumers and cut costs for low- and middle-income families,” the Sierra Club said of the measure, which still must …

A shot in the arm for electric vehicles
2 years, 10 months ago

A shot in the arm for electric vehicles

Hindustan Times  

State-owned oil marketing companies have promised to install at least 22,000 charging stations for electric vehicles in prominent cities and on national highways within the next year, the power ministry said on Saturday. India has 1,010,021 registered EVs, but there are only 1,640 public charging stations, according to transport ministry data. In January, the Union government formalised the practice of …

States get go-ahead to build electric car charging stations
2 years, 10 months ago

States get go-ahead to build electric car charging stations

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — States are getting the go-ahead to build a nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations that would place new or upgraded ones every 50 miles along interstate highways as part of the Biden administration’s plan to spur widespread adoption of the zero-emission cars. “The reality is nobody benefits more from EVs in principle than those who drive the …

EPA: New mail-delivery fleet needs more electric vehicles
2 years, 10 months ago

EPA: New mail-delivery fleet needs more electric vehicles

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Postal Service plan to replace its huge fleet of mail-delivery trucks has too few electric vehicles and falls short of President Joe Biden’s goals to address climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday. In a sharply worded letter, the EPA says the Postal Service plan to make 10% of its next-generation fleet electric “underestimates greenhouse …

Harris unveils plan for electric vehicle charging network
3 years ago

Harris unveils plan for electric vehicle charging network

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration released an ambitious federal strategy Monday to build 500,000 charging stations for electric vehicles across the country and bring down the cost of electric cars with the goal of transforming the U.S. auto industry. Just like filling up your car with gas.” The auto industry already is moving toward electric vehicles, Harris added: “We need …

U.S. President Joe Biden pushes electric vehicle chargers as energy costs spike
3 years, 1 month ago

U.S. President Joe Biden pushes electric vehicle chargers as energy costs spike

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden is highlighting billions of dollars in his giant bipartisan infrastructure deal to pay for the installation of electric vehicle chargers across the country, an investment that he says will go a long way to curbing planet-warming carbon emissions while creating good-paying jobs. He’ll use the occasion to make the case that the $7.5 billion in the new …

Climate bid faces tricky path over money for electric cars
3 years, 4 months ago

Climate bid faces tricky path over money for electric cars

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The bipartisan compromise on infrastructure cuts in half President Joe Biden’s call for $15 billion to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging outlets, raising the stakes as the administration seeks to win auto industry cooperation on anti-pollution rules to curb climate change. The Senate legislation provides $7.5 billion in federal grants to build a national network of charging outlets, …

Biden vows to replace US government fleet with electric vehicles
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden vows to replace US government fleet with electric vehicles

Al Jazeera  

Biden says he wants to close ‘loopholes’ that allow key parts like engines, steel and glass to be manufactured abroad. President Joe Biden has promised to replace the United States government’s fleet of roughly 650,000 vehicles with electric models as the new administration shifts its focus towards clean energy. “The federal government also owns an enormous fleet of vehicles, which …

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