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Vermont selects Center for Sustainable Energy to administer new EV incentive programs

Vermont’s Agency of Transportation has selected the nonprofit Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) to develop and administer a suite of clean transportation incentive programs for state residents. Vermont is the seventh state to select CSE to manage a clean transportation incentive program. CSE’s role encompasses program design, incentive management, customer support, dealer education and creating… Read more »

ZipCharge’s Go is a portable charging station in a suitcase

ZipCharge, a provider of portable EV charging solutions, has revealed the GoHub, “a community-based solution that can be installed anywhere, at a much lower cost and at a much faster rate, while enabling any parking space to be a charging spot.” The GoHub hosts multiple ZipCharge Go EV power banks. EV owners will be able… Read more »

CPUC approves three new PG&E vehicle-to-grid pilots

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved $11.7 million in funding for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to develop three new pilot programs to test ways in which bidirectional EVs and chargers can provide power to the electric grid and various benefits to customers. PG&E will test bidirectional charging technology in a variety… Read more »

New Mexico adopts Clean Cars standards

The New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board and the City of Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board have unanimously voted to adopt Clean Cars rules, following “a robust stakeholder engagement process over the past year.” The Clean Cars standards consist of Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) and Low-Emission Vehicle (LEV) standards. The former requires automakers to sell increasing… Read more »

EV sales dropped in March—or did they?

We’ve seen some disturbing headlines recently—sales of plug-in vehicles are decreasing after years of slow but steady gains. Were the naysayers right all along? Is the EV party winding down? Well, no. Those who look beyond the headlines and read the actual articles will find that quite a different story is unfolding. For example, we… Read more »

The Mobility House provides energy management solution for King County Metro’s electric fleet

King County Metro, which operates a fleet of 1,540 buses in the Seattle region, is conducting a charging infrastructure pilot to test the capabilities of high-power plug-in and overhead chargers from three manufacturers—ABB, Siemens and Heliox. As part of the project, the agency implemented The Mobility House’s energy management solution ChargePilot, which features load management… Read more »

Siemens provides charging infrastructure to two North Carolina transit agencies

Siemens has provided North Carolina-made charging infrastructure for two of the state’s largest transit operators, GoRaleigh and the Charlotte Area Transit System.  Siemens eMobility manufactured the chargers at its Wendell, North Carolina manufacturing hub. GoRaleigh operates 27 bus routes in the state capital. Last year, the agency took delivery of five Proterra electric buses. Siemens… Read more »

Why is Tesla no longer including mobile charging cables with its vehicles?

First-time EV buyers are famously nervous about charging, which is one reason that most new EVs come with a portable charging cable—it’s reassuring to know that you can plug your new car in as soon as you take it home, without having to deal with charger installation right away. Some drivers find the portable adequate… Read more »

Flux Marine raises $15 million in Series A funding, will manufacture electric outboards in US

Flux Marine, a developer of electric outboard motors and battery systems for watercraft, has raised $15.5 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by Ocean Zero. The company will use the new funding to expand manufacturing, recruit additional talent, and continue to develop its technologies.  Flux Marine says its outboard motors “reflect years… Read more »