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RICHMOND, Virginia — Yesterday Governor Abigail Spanberger signed a slate of energy bills that will help lower Virginians’ electricity bills, strengthen grid reliability, and boost the local economy by increasing solar a
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Yesterday the Maryland General Assembly passed the Utility RELIEF Act (HB 1532/SB 841) after House and Senate leaders came to a compromise agreement on the energy omnibus bill. The bill now goes to
In my last article, I shared the story of our journey just to get started on Route 66 in California. As I mentioned in that article, we ran into plenty of problems, but none of them were caused by pulling a travel traile
ACEA document told Environment Ministers to slash car CO2 targets, depriving motorists of more affordable EV models. The European car industry’s latest demands for weaker climate targets could result in an extra €74bn of
Millions of cubic yards of dangerous coal waste imperil North Carolina water. RALEIGH, North Carolina — More than 133 million cubic yards of coal ash at North Carolina coal-fired power plants, with 40.2 million cubic yar
Advocates celebrate public engagement and clean energy benefits of jobs, health, and affordability. TOPEKA, Kansas — Today, the Shawnee County Commission voted 3-0 to approve an ordinance for utility-scale solar that mov
On today’s solar-powered episode of Quick Charge , Aptera’s CEO shares more proof that his company’s solar car concept has legs, joining dozens of Electrek readers who are topping off their car (and home) batteries with
Global EV sales are still huge, but they’re not moving in the same direction everywhere: New data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence shows 4 million electric vehicles were sold worldwide in Q1 2026, down 3% year over ye
“We should not let them into our country,” Ford’s CEO Jim Farley warned during a recent interview, admitting it wouldn’t be a fair fight. more…
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After unveiling the new Venus and Earth last week, we are already getting our first look at Hyundai’s new IONIQ EV in real life. more…
Aptera co-CEO Steve Fambro posted a data point this morning that neatly illustrates what his company has been trying to build for more than a decade: his solar electric vehicle was generating more electricity from the su
IONNA, the EV charging network created by a coalition of large automakers, will install fast chargers at over 350 sites across America in partnership with convenience store chain Circle K. more…