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Jan 13, 2023

ION Storage Systems to participate in UMD grant project

Beltsville-based ION Storage Systems Inc. will participate in the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy EVs4ALL program.

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Dec 20, 2022

Rule delay makes big EV tax credit possible early next year

People who want to buy an electric vehicle could get a bigger-than-expected tax credit come Jan. 1.

Vice President Kamala Harris, right, laughs with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, during a tour of electric school buses at Meridian High School in Falls Church, Virginia, on May 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Oct 26, 2022

Baltimore schools to share in $1B in grants for electric buses

Nearly 400 school districts spanning all 50 states — and including Baltimore — are receiving grants to purchase “clean” school buses under a new federal program.

Stephanie Terrell, a Portland, Oregon, renter who owns a used electric car, charges it at a public charging station in a grocery store parking lot on Sept. 30, 2022. Terrell bought an EV this fall, but charging it up has been a constant challenge because as a renter she does not have access to a private garage where she can plug in overnight and public options are often limited. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
Oct 25, 2022

As cities move toward electric vehicles, renters face charging dilemma

Americans who live in apartments without private garages are stringing extension cords across sidewalks and waiting in line at public charging stations to power up their electric vehicles.

This Oct. 17, 2018, file photo shows a Chevrolet Volt hybrid car charging at a ChargePoint charging station at a parking garage in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
Sep 27, 2022

States get final OK to build highway electric vehicle charging network

All 50 states received final approval to begin construction on a first nationwide network of EV charging stations.

This Oct. 17, 2018, file photo shows a Chevrolet Volt hybrid car charging at a ChargePoint charging station at a parking garage in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
Aug 26, 2022

California phasing out gas vehicles in climate change fight

California set itself on a path to end the era of gas-powered cars, with air regulators adopting the world's most stringent rules for transitioning to zero-emission vehicles.

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Apr 28, 2022

Maryland, 15 other states that want to electrify USPS fleet file lawsuits

Maryland and 15 other states that want the U.S. Postal Service to buy more electric delivery vehicles are suing to halt purchases of thousands of gas-powered trucks.

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Mar 9, 2022

BPW approves new electric buses for BWI

The Maryland Board of Public Works approved a contract to purchase eight new battery-electric, zero-emission buses for BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport.

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Dec 15, 2021

In move to electric vehicles, Maryland doing better than most states

Weaning the nation off of gas-fueled vehicles might be easier said than done, although Maryland is doing better than most states.

Vice President Kamala Harris charges an electric vehicle in one of the charging stations during her tour of the Brandywine Maintenance Facility in Prince George's County on Dec. 13, 2021, highlighting the electric vehicle investments in the bipartisan infrastructure law. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Dec 13, 2021

In Maryland, Harris unveils plan for electric vehicle charging network

The Biden administration released an ambitious federal strategy to build 500,000 charging stations for electric vehicles across the country.

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Oct 25, 2021

Hertz order for Teslas ranks among biggest-ever electric vehicle purchases

Hertz said it will buy 100,000 electric vehicles from Tesla, one of the largest purchases of battery-powered cars in history.

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Sep 28, 2021

Ford to add 10,800 jobs making electric vehicles, batteries

Ford says it plans to build three major electric-vehicle battery factories and an auto assembly plant by 2025 — a dramatic investment in EV technology.