electric vehicle News Updates

Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Court Orders Administration to Release EV Charger Funds

A federal judge June 24 ordered the Trump administration to release billions of dollars in funding for the buildout of electric vehicle chargers in more than a dozen states.

June 25, 2025
Government, Business, Fuel

Senators Avoid EV, Hybrid Fees in Their Version of Budget Bill

The U.S. Senate鈥檚 tax-writing panel in June put its official stamp on the chamber鈥檚 upcoming budget bill, which will notably not include a fee on electric and hybrid vehicles.

June 24, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics, Global Freight

EV-Carrying Ship Sinks in Pacific Ocean After Catching Fire

A ship that caught fire in the Pacific Ocean earlier this month has sunk. The vessel was carrying about 3,000 vehicles, of which about 800 were EVs.

June 24, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Ford Again Urges Congress to Preserve EV Battery Tax Credits

鈥淚t would be a shame to build these facilities and then all of a sudden you have to scale back on the most important part of it, which is people,鈥 a Ford vice president told reporters.

June 23, 2025
Business, Equipment, Safety, Fuel, Logistics, Global Freight

EV-Carrying Ship Still on Fire Days After Blaze, Images Show

The fire on board the Morning Midas vessel continues to burn, its manager said June 10, after breaking out on June 3 on a deck carrying electric vehicles.

June 10, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Transportation Chief Moves to Reverse Fuel Economy Standards

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a rule June 6 that Biden-era fuel economy standards for gas-powered cars and trucks are illegal and moved to reverse them.

June 9, 2025
Business, Equipment, Safety, Fuel, Logistics, Global Freight

Ship Carrying EVs Abandoned in Pacific After Catching Fire

A ship carrying more than 3,000 cars to Mexico was abandoned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean after catching fire June 3, highlighting a growing risk to the transportation of electric vehicles.

June 4, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel

Ford Says Michigan Battery Plant at Risk if Tax Credits Cut

Ford's plan to make electric vehicle batteries at a new site in Michigan would be put at risk if Congress cuts federal incentives for clean energy, the company鈥檚 chair said.

May 29, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Toyota to Sell Seven EV Models in US

Toyota is betting Americans are ready for more U.S.-made electric vehicles. And if they aren鈥檛, it has a plan: exports.

May 29, 2025
Government, Business, Fuel

House Backs Electric Vehicle, Hybrid Fees in Budget Bill

A massive House-passed tax and budget measure promises to return a federal account central to transportation maintenance projects to solvency.

May 22, 2025