Originally published on Sustainnovate. The UK government will be enshrining the net-zero emissions climate change goal that resulted from the COP21 talks in Paris into law, following advice from the Committee on Climate Change, according to […]
As noted in this article, I recently interviewed the CEO and founder of POD Point, Erik Fairbairn. POD Point is the top supplier of EV charging equipment in the UK, so it has quite a bit of […]
BYD continues its push towards dominance of the electrified vehicle market with its first electric bus contract in Canada. The municipality of St. Albert has locked in a contract for a fleet of new 35′ BYD K9 electric buses (concept pictured […]
Electric vehicle owners in the Canadian province of British Columbia will now be able to use high-occupancy vehicle lanes (carpool lanes) regardless of the number of passengers in the car, following a recent decision by the […]
Nearly 200,000 electric vehicles (all-electrics + plug-in hybrids) were delivered to buyers in Europe during 2015 — roughly double the figure for 2014 — according to EV-Volumes, an EV sales database and consultancy that has partnered with EV Obsession and CleanTechnica. […]
In order to achieve its goal of at least 1 million electric cars on the country’s roads by 2020, the government of Germany is apparently likely to approve new incentives, according to recent reports. Interestingly, the new incentives […]
The amended version of Oregon House Bill 4036 (Oregon HB 4036-B) — reinstating the right for the Public Utilities Commission to review utility company proposals to install electric vehicle charging stations with ratepayer funds — is […]
California may end up removing all of the caps on plug-in hybrid access to carpool lanes (currently allotted via green HOV solo-access stickers) until the year 2019 — if all of the amendments to current laws […]
The London High Court has gone ahead and tossed out a legal challenge intended to stop production of new ultra-low emissions black cabs, according to a recent press release. As a result of the decision, the […]
In a situation that’ll seem downright ridiculous to many, it appears that the state of Indiana is seriously considering locking Tesla out of the state — with a real possibility that Tesla will be prohibited from […]
Massachusetts will be slashing the rebate available for electric vehicles with a base MSRP over (or equal to) $60,000 — down to $1,000 per vehicle, from the previous rebate amount of $1,500 or $2,500. Electric vehicles […]
Plug In America has a great electric car subsidies and incentives resource on its website, but I figure a lot of people are not aware of it. It’s actually a map, and as you hover over each […]
The Canadian province of Ontario has gone ahead and increased the incentives available through the Electric Vehicle Incentive Program to up to CAD$14,000 per unit — up from the previous incentive range of CAD$5000-CAD$8,500 — according […]
The city of Oxford, England, was recently chosen as one of winning cities of the UK’s Go Ultra Low City funding scheme, and will therefore be working to actualize its submitted plans to greatly expand electric […]
Following the recent and positive completion of an electric bus trial program, the Chicago Transit Authority has committed to purchasing a fleet of 20 to 30 electric buses over the next few years, according to recent reports. The […]
