Weekly Digest Archive

Source: EV Hub   I had a story in my back pocket ready to go and then March sales data dropped last week and I couldn’t help myself. Let's start with the caveat that it is unhealthy to focus too much on a single month but luckily this month of data now completes [...]

The rollout of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) continues at a fervent pace. Each week there is an announcement from the Administration, sometimes multiple. Last week, the Administration announced water projects and also a grid program. This week let’s take a deep dive on one program to try and help clear up how the funding [...]

A map of state legislative policies enacted in 2022. Note: as Connecticut is still waiting on the Governor’s signature, the bill outlined below does not appear on this map. Source: State Policy Dashboard – Atlas EV Hub Much attention has been on the federal landscape with the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and [...]

In our next installment of Staff Picks, we sit down with Nicole Lepre. Nicole is a policy analyst at Atlas based out of Washington DC. As the mastermind behind utility data at Atlas, Nicole gets utilities. Favorite dashboard / feature on EV Hub? Nicole: Utility Filings Dashboard because it aggregates data on utility filings and this dataset doesn’t [...]

Source: CARB proposed rules The Advanced Clean Cars II proposed rules were released on April 12. Advanced Clean Cars brings together two key programs – the ZEV Program and the passenger vehicle emission standards. Given this is an EV crowd, let’s focus on the ZEV program. The proposed rules have California at 100 percent zero-emission vehicle [...]

Source: EV Hub   The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will change public charging in America. In the Act, there are two key pots of funding for EV charging: the $5 billion for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program and a further $2.5 billion for the Discretionary Grant Program for [...]

Source: EV Hub   Automakers have made big and bold commitments to zero emissions vehicle sales. It is, however, hard to parse through what the commitments mean and how they compare. The above table captures all vehicle makes that have announced a date to sell only 100% zero emissions vehicles in the United [...]

Source: Staff – Atlas Public Policy.   One of my first jobs was at Blockbuster video where we had a staff picks shelf (my only pick was Million Dollar Baby). Today, we explore the Atlas staff pick shelf with Spencer Burget. Spencer is a policy analyst at Atlas based out of San Francisco, California. [...]

Source: Demand for critical raw materials in EVs – Analysis - IEA   Let’s talk EV supply chains and try to keep it a little breezy. As I only have so many words in this digest, consider this an appetizer with links to satiate your appetite.  The supply chain in EVs refers broadly to [...]

Source: Nissan Leaf 012 - Electric vehicle battery - Wikipedia   There have been several exciting moves recently to use EV batteries to power more than just the vehicle. This is called bi-directional power flow since the power flows not only into the battery to power the car but also out of the battery [...]

Source: WikiCommons   There were a bunch of big developments last week for big EVs. The White House put out a summary of some of the actions here – but I want to focus on two of them. The first was the announcement of funding for low or zero-emission transit buses. The funding available in 2022 – appropriated through [...]

Source: War in Ukraine – Alliance For Securing Democracy (gmfus.org)   This week, we take a pause from EV content to talk about Ukraine. The Russian invasion has led to enormous death and destruction in Ukraine. With ongoing media coverage, global attention, and criticism from the U.S. President in his State of the Union [...]