The Alaska Energy Authority is working to overcome public perception barriers of cold climate performance, driving range anxiety and high electricity demand charges in its electric vehicle infrastructure push.
August 2, 2022charging network
Government, Technology, Equipment, Fuel 
Aerial view of the first Electric Vehicle Show held at the Dimond Center in Anchorage in 2021. (Alaska Energy Authority)
Alaskans Help State Officials Prepare for EV Charging
Aerial view of the first Electric Vehicle Show held at the Dimond Center in Anchorage in 2021. (Alaska Energy Authority) Government, Business, Technology, Fuel 
Seattle Department of Transportation
States Prepare EV Charging Plans Ahead of Aug. 1 Deadline
Seattle Department of TransportationWith an Aug. 1 deadline looming, states are finalizing their electric vehicle infrastructure deployment plans.
July 14, 2022 Government, Technology, Equipment, Fuel 
DOE Deputy Secretary David Turk and Federal Highway Administration Deputy Administrator Stephanie Pollack look over EVs at the event outside DOT headquarters. (Noel Fletcher/Transport Topics)
Administration Officials Tout Future of Electric Vehicles
DOE Deputy Secretary David Turk and Federal Highway Administration Deputy Administrator Stephanie Pollack look over EVs at the event outside DOT headquarters. (Noel Fletcher/Transport Topics)A new taskforce to help shape federal policy and guidance for states on electric vehicle charging networks was touted by DOT and DOE leaders as they promoted President Joe Biden’s clean energy plans.
June 10, 2022 Government, Business, Technology, Fuel 
Joint Office of Energy and Transportation
White House to Help States Plan for National EV Charging Network
Joint Office of Energy and TransportationThe new Joint Office of Energy and Transportation has helped 44 states in the past two months with technical assistance as part of the White House’s $7.5 billion deployment to build a national electric vehicle charging network.
May 3, 2022 Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel 
Electric vehicle charging stations stand at a parking lot in Hong Kong, China. (Justin Chin/Bloomberg News)
Electric Vehicle Growth Outpaces Installation of Battery Chargers
Electric vehicle charging stations stand at a parking lot in Hong Kong, China. (Justin Chin/Bloomberg News)As electric vehicle sales take off, the number of them on the road is growing faster than the number of public charging points to support them.
April 12, 2022 Business, Technology, Fuel 
A Volta Industries electric vehicle charging station in Los Angeles. (Dania Maxwell/Bloomberg News)
Volta Stock Plunges After Founders Resign
A Volta Industries electric vehicle charging station in Los Angeles. (Dania Maxwell/Bloomberg News)Shares of Volta Inc. plunged to all-time lows after the electric vehicle charging company announced the abrupt departures of two of its top executives, both of them founders of the firm.
March 28, 2022 Government, Technology, Fuel 
An electric vehicle charging station in Asbury Park, N.J. (Wayne Parry/Associated Press)
As Gas Prices Rise, Towns Add Electric Car Charging Stations
An electric vehicle charging station in Asbury Park, N.J. (Wayne Parry/Associated Press)ASBURY PARK, N.J. — A wave of new electric vehicle charging stations across the country is coming as interest in alternatives to gasoline-powered vehicles is on the rise, though most of the plans were in the works before recent gasoline price spikes.
March 21, 2022 Government, Business, Technology, Fuel 
Getty Images
Trade Groups Comment on Plan for 500,000 EV Charging Stations
Getty ImagesIn public comments, nearly 500 trade groups and individuals shared with federal regulators ideas and concerns about how to proceed with the Biden administration’s plan to oversee the build-out of 500,000 electronic vehicle charging stations by the end of the decade.
February 2, 2022 Government, Technology, Equipment 
Democrats on the agriculture panel soughr assurance from manufacturers that rural communities would be able to participate in federal investments linked to the development and production of EVs. (SimonSakfar/Getty Images)
US House Policymakers Examine Electric Vehicles' Role in Rural Commerce
Democrats on the agriculture panel soughr assurance from manufacturers that rural communities would be able to participate in federal investments linked to the development and production of EVs. (SimonSakfar/Getty Images)Transportation policymakers are reviewing the reliability of electric vehicles across the agriculture industry and rural commerce.
January 26, 2022 Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel 
Electrify America electric vehicle charging stations. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg News)
Automakers Realize They Need to Develop EV Charging Networks
Electrify America electric vehicle charging stations. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg News)Electric vehicle makers are beginning to recognize that charging is so critical to their mission of selling vehicles that they can’t afford not to get involved in building and operating charging networks.
January 18, 2022