Biweekly Digest Archive

Source: EV Hub After a rough first six months, the U.S. passenger EV market rebounded and ended the year just three percent below 2019 in terms of total sales volume. The EV market, and the auto sector overall, hit its low point in May with a 54 percent drop in EV sales compared to 2019. [...]

Source: EV Hub The EV market is hot to the touch right now with private investment pouring in on all sides. On February 4th, Ford made headlines by more than doubling their initial commitment to EV investment. America’s number three automaker in terms of sales is now pledging $22 billion to EV investment and an [...]

Source: Atlas Public Policy   Throughout 2020, increased electric utility and government investment in transportation electrification began to reach areas of the country outside the funding epicenters of California and New York. While both states continued to deepen their lead in all categories of funding, 2020 and the start of 2021 have seen new momentum in smaller [...]

Source: EV Hub If there was any doubt whether 2021 would be a hot year for the EV market, look no further than the slew of private investment commitments logged in the first three weeks of the year. As of January 25th, more than $13.8 billion has been committed to transportation electrification advancement globally since [...]

Source: NRDC In the largest single utility transportation electrification program approval outside of California and New York recorded so far, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission approved Xcel Energy’s Transportation Electrification Plan (TEP) on January 11th. The $110 million plan will support more than 20,000 charging stations in the Centennial State. The program will be implemented through 2023 [...]

Source: BNEF   The new year could bring a dizzying array of policy activity designed to advance the EV market in the United States. In 2021, we expect to see states follow California’s lead on a zero emission truck and bus rule and push forward with rules to implement the governor’s executive order calling for 100 [...]

Source: Atlas EV Hub Nearly everyone is happy to put 2020 in the rearview mirror. Indeed, the reasons to be optimistic about 2021 go beyond the distribution of a vaccine for COVID-19. Passenger electric vehicles are poised to have a breakout year in the United States following a stellar year in Europe. While [...]

Source: Mario Ortiz Across the board, 2020 was and continues to be a brutal year for people around the globe as humanity continues to grapple with the pandemic. While everyone has been challenged in some way, difficulties are not distributed evenly and the data shows underserved communities are being the brunt of the pandemic. [...]

Source: ICCT Last week, we highlighted the anticipated drop in battery prices that continues to make EVs more competitive with conventional vehicles. Analysts at Morgan Stanley predict that falling battery prices are one factor in addition to a surge new models that will lead to a 50 percent increase in global EV sales in 2021. An [...]

Source: BNEF EVs are becoming increasingly cost competitive with conventional vehicles according to forthcoming analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). The group’s annual battery price index is expected on December 16th and projects a 13 percent decline in the cost of batteries between 2019 and 2020. BNEF estimates a battery pack price of [...]

Source: Detroit Free Press After months of speculation, GM and Nikola announced an agreement to roll back their planned partnership on November 30th. This marks the next step of a story which began on September 8th when news broke that GM intended to take an 11 percent stake in the startup and manufacture the Nikola Badger ZEV [...]

Source: EV Hub The U.S. EV market rebounded in the third quarter with total quarterly sales only two percent below the numbers from 2019. Monthly sales were up 20 percent in September compared to 2019, the first month in 2020 where there was year-over-year growth. Adding in the third quarter sales figures reduces the year-to-date [...]