EV charging

In a first, electric Ford F-150 trucks are powering homes in Baltimore

Plenty of utilities are talking about using EV batteries as grid assets. Baltimore Gas & Electric is actually doing it.

By Julian Spector . 1 August 2024

Brian Foreman of Howard County, Maryland, became the first person in the country to earn money from his utility by running his home on energy from his F-150 Lightning during summer evening hours. (Dylan Slagle/BGE)

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
Climatetech finance

Veteran investor Ecosystem Integrity Fund raises $250M amid cleantech funding boom

The early-mover investment fund draws on a decade of experience to navigate a heady market.

By Julian Spector . 16 July 2021
EV charging

EDF Renewables makes smart EV charging the centerpiece of its distributed energy strategy

Subsidiary PowerFlex makes software for EV fleets that enables on-site solar, batteries, energy management and microgrids.

By Jeff St. John . 8 July 2021

EV charging

In a first, electric Ford F-150 trucks are powering homes in Baltimore

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

Newsletter: How clean is your ride?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Veteran investor Ecosystem Integrity Fund raises $250M amid cleantech funding boom

EDF Renewables makes smart EV charging the centerpiece of its distributed energy strategy