electric vehicles

Oakland School District Transitions to 100% Electric Bus Fleet

Oakland School District Transitions to 100% Electric Bus Fleet

The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) in the Bay Area of California is set to fully transition its school bus fleet to electric buses. With this move, it is expected to become the first big school district in the U.S. to switch to 100% electric buses with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities. The school district has partnered […]

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    Wisconsin to Expand Statewide EV Charging Network

    Wisconsin to Expand Statewide EV Charging Network

    Wisconsin has passed two bills allowing for the development of a statewide charging network. The bipartisan bills, Wisconsin Acts 121 and 122 (2023), were signed into law by Governor Tony Evers on March 20. As reported by the Wisconsin State Journal, the laws allow the state to utilize about $78 million of federal funding from […]

    Parisians Vote for Higher Parking Fees for SUVs

    Parisians Vote for Higher Parking Fees for SUVs

    Voters in Paris approved an increase in parking fees for SUVs In a referendum on February 4. Vehicles weighing over 1.6 metric tons will have hourly parking fees tripled as the city seeks to become a more bikeable and pedestrian-friendly. The passed proposal also comes ahead of the 2024 Olympics to be held in Paris. […]

    Hertz Begins Selling Off EVs, Plans to Buy Gas Vehicles as Replacements

    Hertz Begins Selling Off EVs, Plans to Buy Gas Vehicles as Replacements

    Rental car company Hertz is selling off 20,000 of electric vehicles in its fleet, with plans to replace these vehicles with internal combustion engine vehicles.  The company cited high repair expenses and low demand as its reasons to sell the EVs, Utility Dive reported. However, in 2021, Hertz had committed to offering one of the […]

    Canada to Announce All New Cars Must Be Zero Emissions by 2035

    Canada to Announce All New Cars Must Be Zero Emissions by 2035

    The Canadian province of Ottawa is planning to announce new automobile regulations — the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard — this week, while the Canadian government is set to unveil a requirement that all new cars must be zero emissions by 2035, according to a senior government source, as Reuters reported. The Electric Vehicle Availability Standard […]