Batteries
EV battery repair is dangerous — but some mechanics want to do it anyway
Fixing the batteries of e-bikes and electric vehicles saves money and resources — but challenges are holding back the industry.
By Maddie Stone .
Electric vehicles
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.
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EV charging
EV chargers have a big reliability problem. Can the government fix it?
If you don’t own a Tesla, charging an EV in the U.S. can be a headache. Two federal programs aim to fix that with $7.5B and a host of new rules and standards.By Jeff St. John .
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Batteries
Chart: Lithium-ion battery prices are falling again
Covid disruptions broke what seemed like an inexorable trend of annual battery price declines. But this year, average pack prices fell 14% to a new record low.By Julian Spector, Dan McCarthy .
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Clean energy supply chain
The US EV industry now faces a choice: Tax credits or Chinese batteries
Long-awaited rules from the Biden admin could make all EVs ineligible for the $7,500 customer tax credit — unless the industry can source key supplies beyond China.By Jeff St. John .
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Electric vehicles
Chart: US EV sales are having a record-setting year
Ignore the gloomy headlines. Despite some inevitable growing pains, EVs are still on track to transform the U.S. auto industry.By Eric Wesoff, Dan McCarthy .
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Electric vehicles
Bankrupt EV bus-maker Proterra finds buyers for its business units
The oldest U.S. electric bus manufacturer filed for bankruptcy protection in August. Can Proterra's businesses survive and thrive under new ownership?By Jeff St. John .
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Electric vehicles
The humble trash truck is ready for an all-electric upgrade
Oregon's first battery-powered garbage truck offers a look at the clean, carbon-free future of the dirty, diesel-powered world of waste collection.By Maria Gallucci .
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Electric vehicles
BP buys $100M of Tesla chargers as oil majors prep for a post-gas future
It's the first-ever sale of Tesla charging equipment to an outside company. But will EV drivers really want to charge up in dreary gas-station parking lots? -
Electric vehicles
Teslas are now cheaper than the average new gas-powered car
EVs have hit a tipping point for adoption in the U.S. — and now two models from the market leader are cheaper than many fossil-fueled alternatives.By Eric Wesoff .
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Clean energy manufacturing
Can the US lead on clean aluminum? Ford, GM and others hope so
A group of 14 major aluminum buyers wants the U.S. to invest in low-carbon production of the metal, which is vital for EVs, solar panels and many other products.By Alison F. Takemura .
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