Jan 19, 2023 | Electric Vehicles, Featured, Government
While Canada moves to get gas-powered vehicles off the road, lawmakers in Wyoming have gone in the opposite direction and are calling for a ban on electric vehicles. The bill, introduced into the state legislature on Jan. 13 by Senator Jim Anderson and other...
Jan 19, 2023 | Electric Vehicles, Featured, US Economy
The average cost of a new EV hit $61,448 in December, according to Kelley Blue Book — well over the $49,507 paid, on average, for a new internal-combustion engine vehicle. That’s a problem for the automakers in the ever-urgent race for...
Jan 19, 2023 | Featured, Oceanography, Wind
Federal environmental and energy officials moved Wednesday to quell a growing controversy over whether work done by the offshore wind power industry is killing whales in the northeastern U.S., saying there is no evidence this is happening. In a hastily...
Jan 12, 2023 | Electric Vehicles, Featured, Government
The US Postal Service said Tuesday that it plans to buy at least 66,000 electric delivery vehicles as part of a wider acquisition program between now and 2028 to reduce carbon emissions. The mail service will spend a projected $9.6 billion — with a third...
Jan 12, 2023 | Featured, Wind
The Pacific Ocean contains a potential windfall of clean, renewable energy. Last month, the federal government took a major step to harness that power. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management auctioned off five lease areas covering more than 373,000 acres in...
Jan 12, 2023 | Electric Vehicles, Featured, Safety
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board expressed concern Wednesday about the safety risks that heavy electric vehicles pose if they collide with lighter vehicles. The official, Jennifer Homendy, raised the issue in a speech in Washington to the...
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