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Local company QuickLoadz offers a different solution for electrifying trucking
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – A local manufacturer is taking a different approach to building electric semi-trucks: Instead of electrifying the truck itself, it is electrifying the trailer. QuickLoadz, a manufacturer… Read More
Ohio’s House votes to stop the state from banning gas-only car sales, even though that’s never been proposed
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Senate will consider a bill to ban the state from demanding vehicles sold in Ohio meet clean air standards tougher than the federal… Read More
6 big purchases that can save energy and money at home (plus budget-friendly options)
By: Jeff Brady | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Driving a car, making dinner, heating water and turning on the air conditioner — our everyday actions emit some of the greenhouse gases that contribute to climate… Read More
Ohio Democrats say the state needs to do more to become friendly to alternative energy
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Democrats want the state to do more to make sure that a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Fayette County isn’t the… Read More
The current hurdles to putting more electric vehicles on the road
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — In last week’s State of the Union, President Biden reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to get more electric vehicles in American driveways. It’s estimated that half of all new… Read More
Sen. Manchin pushes to delay tax credits for electric vehicles
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Ratcheting up his criticism, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Wednesday moved to delay new tax credits for electric vehicles, a key feature of President Joe Biden’s landmark climate law…. Read More
Athens plans to add more electric city vehicles, EV charging stations
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The city of Athens is making a switch from gas, to electric when it comes to its city vehicles. Through a recent agreement with Enterprise to… Read More
Athens Public Transit unveils electric bus
By: Morgan Anderson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Athens Public Transit unveiled its newest form of travel, its first-ever electric bus Nov. 9. Passion Works, a studio centered on inclusivity based in Athens, hosted… Read More
Honda’s new EV hub secures automotive manufacturing future in Ohio, industry says
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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FAYETTE COUNTY, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Manufacturing leaders in Ohio said Honda’s latest investments for battery production and electric vehicle assembly will secure the industry’s automotive future in the… Read More
Ohio lands $3.5B electric vehicle battery plant with Honda, LG Energy Solution
By: Jo Ingles | Karen Kasler | Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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FAYETTE COUNTY, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Honda and LG Energy Solution announced on Tuesday that it plans to construct a new $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery production plant in… Read More
J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan square off on electric vehicle measures in new federal climate change plan
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The candidates for the U.S. Senate race in Ohio are offering different takes on the new federal plan that puts $369 billion into the… Read More
Gas prices got you wanting an electric or hybrid car? Well, good luck finding one
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — With gasoline prices topping $4 a gallon, many drivers are looking for a car that will go farther on a gallon of gas, or maybe one… Read More
PSC: Electric Car Chargers in Kentucky Don’t Need Regulation
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The Kentucky Public Service Commission has ruled that electric car charging stations are not utilities and do not need to be subject to regulation. The ruling… Read More