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3 Stories from Q3
Source: EV Hub We have just published our Quarterly Review of the EV Market for the third quarter (July through September of 2021). The slides cover a lot of ground and so I wanted [...]
How much charging do we need to electrify medium- and heavy-duty trucks?
Source: Atlas Public Policy. Atlas just released a study on the medium and heavy duty electric vehicle charging needed to get to full electrification. Electric trucks really matter: Almost 30 percent of ground transportation [...]
EVs will save you money (as long as you charge at home)
Everyone wants to talk about the cost of electric vehicles. The cost conversation most often starts with the price tag, but it is important that it doesn’t end there. New reporting from Jennifer Hiller [...]
First EV Hub, Now Buildings Hub
Source: Wikicommons Since 2017, we have focused much of our energy on pulling together data and insights on transportation, the largest sector for greenhouse gas emissions in the US economy. Now, with [...]
How much for EVs in the latest draft of the reconciliation bill?
Source: EV Hub On Thursday afternoon last week, updated text of the Build Back Better Act was released. The framework is now a $1.75 trillion package with an additional $100 billion for immigration (down from [...]
How much charging do we need?
Source: U.S. Passenger Vehicle Electrification Infrastructure Assessment I was talking to a friend recently. They were interested in buying an electric vehicle but were concerned at the prospect of getting stuck somewhere [...]
Tesla moves to Texas, Still Can’t Sell There
Source: EV Hub Tesla is headed to Austin, Texas. We touched on reasons for the move in the Digest last week. There is, as always, a catch. Texas is one of 17 states [...]
Automakers are on the move
Source: EV Hub Over the past few weeks, automakers have yet again upped their commitment to electric vehicles. Last week, General Motors (GM) announced that it is building a new battery plant [...]
Utility Progress and Rate Reimbursement: A Recap of Atlas Analysis from September
This figure plots percent of target installations against the percent of program term complete. Source: EV Hub. I know that some weeks it is hard to keep up with developments and so here is a summary [...]
What say you July sales data?
New sales data are in. July 2021 was the second highest month on record behind a bumper month in June. More than 59,000 electric vehicles were sold across the country. July 2021 nearly doubled [...]
More than $34 billion for EVs. Here’s what else we know so far about the Reconciliation Bill.
Source: Wikicommons As of now, the Build Back Better Act, or the Budget Reconciliation Bill, remains a collection of committee markups. Our understanding is that these documents will be pulled together into a single [...]
The Advance of the Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) Rule
Source: TRAA Vehicle Identification Guide. On Thursday September 8, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation A.4302/S.2758. The legislation sets a statutory goal for all new light-duty vehicles sold in the Empire State to [...]