Government initiatives, innovations, and legislation

UK budget: EV sector expresses disappointment at lack of support

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today (March 6) unveiled his Spring Budget to the nation, and representatives from the electric vehicle and EV charging sectors are largely unimpressed with the lack of support to incentivise flatlining sales of EVs, and the failure to equalise the VAT rate on home and public charging.

Ev.energy to scale EV charging solutions across California

Ev.energy has been selected for a California Energy Commission (CEC)'s grant to deploy up to US$41m of public funding to make affordable EV charging available for all Californians.

ZEV mandate delay has not stopped charging infrastructure deployment

The UK government's delay in introducing the deadline for the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate has impacted EV sales but has not slowed charging infrastructure deployment, says Mark Winn, head of site acquisitions at charge point operator SMS.

Consumers Energy continues powering growth in public EV charging

Twenty-five new EV charging locations coming to Michigan will be in Consumers Energy's communities.

California schools get a lift with Renewable Properties' turnkey EV solution

School districts in California face a challenge: under the new Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) Regulation they are under pressure to electrify their bus fleets

Increasing public confidence in EV charging infrastructure adequacy

Next month's EV Charging Summit & Expo (EVCS) in Las Vegas on March 20-22 is set to play an important role in addressing a significant problem facing the North American EV industry: that the majority of eager EV buyers don’t have confidence they will have access to an adequate charging infrastructure. Event producer Breanna Jacobs tells EV Charging & Infrastructure that EVCS will bring together policymakers, industry players, the media, and commercial buyers worldwide to address this issue.

Free technical assistance to develop bus fleet electrification plans

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has announced the US$5m Clean Bus Planning Awards (CBPA) program.

Groundbreaking of first NEVI EV charging site in Southeastern US

The Governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear and the Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt celebrated the groundbreaking of the first NEVI EV charging site in the Southeastern United States.

Equitable EV Charging Act introduced in California to increase access to EV charging

California assembly member Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) has introduced Assembly Bill 2427, the Equitable EV Charging Act to make it easier to deploy curb side charging in the US state.

EV chargepoint installations experiencing "significant delays" in UK

A House of Lords committee report published this month says urgent change is needed if the UK is to meet its legally binding net zero emissions targets. Baroness Parminter, chair of the inquiry committee, tells EV Charging & Infrastructure that a number EV chargepoints installations in the UK are experiencing significant delays, and the government needs to review potential planning regulations to support grid connection processes.