EV battery recycling won’t become a major business until 2030, according to a new report from research firm Wood Mackenzie. Recycling used EV battery packs has been discussed as a way to lessen demand on resources, but it will be difficult for recycler…
Author: Stephen Edelstein
Biden targets all light federal fleet vehicles to be electric by 2027
The White House on Wednesday announced a goal to make all light-duty vehicles in the federal fleet electric by 2027, and to make all federal vehicle acquisitions electric by 2035. As a first step toward President Biden’s previously discussed goal of ma…
Biden targets all light federal fleet vehicles to be electric by 2027
The White House on Wednesday announced a goal to make all light-duty vehicles in the federal fleet electric by 2027, and to make all federal vehicle acquisitions electric by 2035. As a first step toward President Biden’s previously discussed goal of ma…
Synthetic gasoline emits just as much pollution as regular gas, tests find
Cars powered by synthetic fuel produce the same amount of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions as cars burning conventional gasoline, according to the environmental group Transport & Environment (T&E). That conclusion is based on tests conducted by r…
First dealership opens for GM’s BrightDrop electric vans
General Motors on Tuesdays announced the opening of the first dealership for BrightDrop, a new standalone business that’s initially focused on electric vans for commercial fleets. Located in Fontana, California, the BrightDrop Greater Los Angeles store…
Alaska is getting its own electric vehicle charging network
Alaska is slated to get its own EV charging network, making EV ownership more viable on the Last Frontier. By summer, the state-run Alaska Energy Authority plans to install DC fast-charging stations along the state’s main highway corridor, according to…
Polestar 2 Single Motor achieves 270-mile range, performance upgrade coming for Dual Motor
The EPA has confirmed a 270-mile range for the 2022 Polestar 2 Single Motor, while Polestar prepares a performance upgrade for the Dual Motor version. The official EPA range rating comes with efficiency ratings of 107 MPGe combined (113 MPGe city, 100 …
Report: Acura will make EVs a bigger piece of its future, sooner than Honda
Acura is moving to embrace electric cars at a faster rate than parent Honda, Emile Korkor, the brand’s assistant vice president of national sales, said in a recent interview with Automotive News (subscription required). The premium Acura brand is “goin…
Ford plans a full-size electric truck with “incredibly high volume”
Ford is preparing to follow up the 2022 F-150 Lightning with another full-size electric pickup truck designed from the start for “incredibly high volume,” Ford CEO Jim Farley said in an interview with Automotive News (subscription required). The new fu…
Battery storage allows more flexibility for DC fast-charging station locations
Finding new locations for DC fast-charging stations can be complicated, but Electrify America believes onsite battery storage can provide more flexibility. Battery storage enables Electrify America to roll out new DC fast-charging stations in new locat…
