electric vehicles

An electric vehicle gets its battery recharged at a charge station in San Francisco on March 9. The Biden administration is spending $5 billion to build a network of chargers in a bid to get more people to buy electric cars.

Economy

How the U.S. wants to make charging electric cars (almost) as painless as pumping gas

5:00am April 30, 2022

by Brittany Cronin

The U.S. has an ambitious plan to build tons of chargers in order to make charging an electric car closer to the speed and ease of pumping gas.

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The 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST is shown in Detroit on Jan. 5. General Motors is in a pilot program with Pacific Gas & Electric to use electric vehicles as a backup power source for homes.

GM plans to test using electric vehicles as a power backup for homes

5:49pm March 08, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

General Motors and California's Pacific Gas & Electric are aiming to test the technology by this summer. Ford previously announced a similar feature on its electric F-150 Lightning pickup.

Economy

Toyota to bring 1,750 new jobs to the Piedmont

5:52pm December 06, 2021

by David Ford

Some 1,700 transportation jobs are coming to the Piedmont courtesy of Toyota.

Norway is seeing a record boom in sales of electric cars, which far outpace gas and diesel vehicles. Here, an electric BMW drives on the street in downtown Oslo.

9 in 10 cars now being sold in Norway are electric or hybrid

12:22pm October 08, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Of all new passenger cars sold so far in 2021 in Norway, less than 5% are powered by gasoline. The numbers push the country closer to meeting its goal of a zero-emission fleet of new cars by 2025.

"Today's REV Midwest partnership is a bipartisan effort to build the future of mobility and electrification and connect our communities," Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said.

5 Midwestern governors agree to create a network to charge electric vehicles

7:50am October 01, 2021

by Bill Chappell

The bipartisan plan will help the Midwest "lead on electric vehicle adoption, reduce carbon emissions, spur innovation, and create good-paying jobs," says Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Electric vehicles at a charging station last year in San Mateo, Calif. The governors of 12 states, including California, have called on President Biden to order that all cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. after 2035 be zero-emission vehicles.

Governors Urge Biden To Order 100% Zero-Emission Car Sales By 2035

3:57pm April 21, 2021

by Scott Neuman

In a letter to the president, 12 governors asked that the White House order a ban on greenhouse gas-emitting cars and light trucks within 14 years.

A driver uses a fast-charging station for electric vehicles at John F. Kennedy airport on April 2. As part of President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan, $174 billion would go to supporting the production of electric vehicles in the U.S.

South Korean Electric Vehicle Battery Makers Reach $1.8B Deal To End Trade Dispute

12:18pm April 11, 2021

by Wynne Davis

The deal means both companies will be able to produce lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles at a time when President Biden hopes to boost support for the industry as part of his climate plan.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks to Amtrak employees Feb. 5 during a visit at Union Station in Washington, D.C. In a Thursday interview with NPR's Morning Edition, he said not making infrastructure investment would be a "threat to Am

Buttigieg Says $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Is A 'Common Sense Investment'

4:47pm April 01, 2021

by Noel King

In an interview with NPR's Morning Edition, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the plan is "fully paid for" and that not making the investment is a "threat to American competitiveness."

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A new Volkswagen ID.4 SUV electric vehicle is seen at a customer centre in Wolfsburg, Germany, on March 26. Volkswagen said on Tuesday it is changing its name in the United States to Voltswagen to reflect its electric vehicle ambitions.

National

Meet 'Voltswagen': VW Rebrands In U.S. To Signal Electric Ambitions

1:43pm March 30, 2021

by Camila Domonoske

Volkswagen of America says it is changing its name to Voltswagen, to emphasize the company's electric future.

Transportation

New N.C. Law Will Make Vehicle Charging Stations More Like Gas Pumps

1:53pm August 14, 2019

by David Boraks, WFAE