Articles tagged Electric Vehicles

More needs to be done to facilitate investment in natural gas infrastructure supporting a buildout in U.S. manufacturing, especially in fast growing strategic industries like semiconductors, industry executives said earlier this month.

Federal, local and state governments, once keen on taking natural gas vehicles (NGV) over the bridge toward a cleaner transportation sector, have shifted lanes with electric vehicles (EV) gaining speed by the day.

U.S. oil producers ramped up output last week even as near- and long-term demand grew increasingly uncertain amid recession fears and a new push to shift American drivers to electric-powered cars and trucks.

Energy and Environmental Economics Inc. (E3), a sustainability consulting firm, revealed that while electrification overtakes natural gas heating as Illinois targets net-zero emissions by 2050, the state’s electric grid may shift from a summer-peaking to a winter-peaking system. 

Residents with new homes in 2023 in Marin County, CA will do their cooking with electric appliances after the Board of Supervisors in November voted to ban natural gas hookups in new buildings. 

New York, following the green trail of California, last month adopted several measures to speed up the state’s adoption of electric vehicles (EV) and zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV). 

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has handed the keys to states and territories for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, opening the door for $1.5 billion through 2023 to build out electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.

Permian Basin oil and natural gas operators and oilfield services companies curious about fleet electrification can try out fully electric pickup trucks under a pilot program launched by Merge Electric Fleet Solutions.

Already leading the United States in most electric vehicles (EV) registered, California had more than 1,900 medium- and heavy-duty zero emissions vehicles (ZEV) on the state’s roads as of July, according to regulators. 

Hydrogen and electric car batteries vaulted to the top of the Canadian and German energy trade agenda in agreements announced Tuesday to focus on environmental goals instead of immediate needs for LNG to replace Russian supplies.