EV charging

Cruising Virginia countryside in an electric vehicle is a lot easier now

As EV tourism takes hold in rural towns, historic Middleburg looks to attract eco-minded visitors with a high-speed electric-vehicle charger.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 19 August 2025

A person stands to a car plugged into an EV charger in a parking lot — Lynne Kaye, sustainability committee chair for Middleburg, Virginia, with the EV fast charger that the town installed last year (Town of Middleburg)

Distributed energy resources

A universal adapter for solar, batteries, EVs, and microgrids is here

DG Matrix and Resilient Power say their solid-state transformers can cut costs, time, and complexity for powering data centers, EV charging hubs, and more.

By Jeff St. John . 18 August 2025
EV charging

Trump admin reopens $5B EV charging program after losses in court

The Transportation Department says states can reapply for funding under the Biden-era program it had halted. Groups fighting the freeze in court decry the delay.

By Jeff St. John . 13 August 2025
Electric vehicles

Can EV ambassadors help Chicago drivers go electric?

Aiming to help Illinois get 1 million EVs on the road by 2030, the state’s largest utility is tapping community leaders to convince neighbors to ditch gas cars.

By Kari Lydersen . 5 August 2025
EV charging

Chart: Public EV chargers are growing steadily in the US

If the current climb continues, the U.S. could meet an ambitious Biden-era charging goal. But Trump-imposed hurdles won’t make that easy.

By Dan McCarthy . 25 July 2025
EV charging

This map of fast EV charging ports in rural America reveals some big gaps

Analysts tracking the build-out of EV infrastructure found that rural areas had far fewer opportunities for charging than urban areas.

By Julia Tilton . 24 June 2025
EV charging

States and advocates sue Trump to unfreeze billions in EV charging funds

The 2021 infrastructure bill includes funds for a national network of charging stations. The administration, which opposes EVs, is trying to claw back the money.

By Lisa Sorg, Inside Climate News . 27 May 2025
EV charging

New charging depots help SoCal’s electric trucks go further

More charging sites mean that electric trucks can extend their range and do more daily routes, boosting e-freight economics in the face of Trump administration headwinds.

By Jeff St. John . 30 April 2025
EV charging

Multifamily housing needs EV charging. This startup will pay for it.

3V Infrastructure is self-financing EV charging at multifamily properties, betting that the rewards of selling at-home charging at scale are worth the up-front risk.

By Jeff St. John . 17 April 2025
EV charging

How Revel is fast-tracking new EV chargers through a deal with PG&E

The startup is getting charging hubs hooked up to congested urban grids faster in California by participating in the utility’s new “flexible connection” process.

By Jeff St. John . 1 April 2025
Electric vehicles

How Massachusetts is trying to turn EVs into grid batteries

A first-of-its-kind “vehicle-to-everything” pilot is giving out 100 free chargers to test how EVs can earn money for sending backup power to the grid.

By Jeff St. John . 24 March 2025