electric vehicles

What the Inflation Reduction Act does for green energy

By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

Here's why the bill emphasizes energy, what that means for consumers and how these changes aim to bolster the U.S.’s fight against climate change.

WATCH: Vice President Harris announces $500 million in rebates for low-emission school buses

By News Desk

Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday visited a school in Fairfax, Virginia to announce the $500 million 2022 Clean School Bus Rebates program intended to help school districts purchase buses with low or zero carbon emissions.

Biden’s order to increase mining to power electric vehicles raises contamination concerns

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Biden’s action does not waive existing environmental and labor standards, nor does it address the years-long process needed to obtain a federal permit for a new mine.

States demand more electric delivery vehicles from the U.S. Postal Service in new lawsuits

By David Sharp, Associated Press

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

Biden considers boosting mining of minerals for electric vehicles

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is looking at invoking the Defense Production Act this week to increase the mining of critical minerals for the batteries used in electric vehicles.

USPS gets final signoff on new delivery vehicles, environmental groups say more electric vehicles needed

By David Sharp, Associated Press

Environmental groups are pushing back, saying the Postal Service should commit to ensuring 100 percent of the vehicles are battery powered.

WATCH: Biden touts electric vehicle charging plant to be built in Tennessee

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden is celebrating the announcement that an Australian electric vehicle charging company will establish its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Tennessee, calling it "great news" for American workers and "for the planet."…

WATCH: House Agriculture committee hearing on electric vehicle investments for rural America

By News Desk

The House Committee for Agriculture held a hearing on Wednesday regarding electric vehicle investments in rural parts of the United States.

WATCH: Harris speaks about infrastructure plan after touring electric vehicle facility

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The Biden administration has release a federal strategy to build 500,000 charging stations for electric vehicles across the country and ultimately transform the U.S. auto industry.

WATCH: Biden gives remarks at General Motors electric vehicle factory in Detroit

By Aamer Madhani, Tom Krisher, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is highlighting billions of dollars in his big new infrastructure deal to pay for the installation of electric vehicle chargers across the country.