Illinois awards $100M for electric truck charging corridor, Tesla to get $40M

  • January 18, 2025
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Schneider electric semis charging in El Monte, CA; via NACFE. In a move that’s expected to play a crucial role in supporting the transition to medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles, $100 million of the Biden Administration’s last-minute $635M payout is headed to Illinois to help build out an electric truck charging corridor. While Tesla failed […]

Diesel wins this round as CARB backs away from Advanced Clean Fleets rule

  • January 18, 2025
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Peterbilt Model 589; via Peterbilt. The California Air Resource Board (CARB) has withdrawn its request to enact the proposed Advanced Clean Fleets rule, which required fleets that are “well-suited for electrification” to reduce emissions through the phase-in of Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) and the banning of commercial diesel sales after 2035. The state of California submitted […]

Another one bites the dust as Canoo files for chapter 7 bankruptcy

  • January 18, 2025
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In an official announcement released at 8:15PM last night, Walmart-backed electric van company Canoo filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 7 of the US Bankruptcy Code and will cease operations immediately. Despite some early signs of promise with pilot programs at the USPS, US Army, and even a highly-publicized collaboration with NASA, the […]