Weekly Digest Archive

Image Source: Shutterstock   The following digest was written by Atlas Policy Analyst, Daniel Wilkins Earlier this month, BloombergNEF published its annual Electric Vehicle Outlook (EVO), which aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the future of electric vehicles (EVs), shared mobility, autonomous driving, and other transformative trends in road transport. This comprehensive report [...]

Image Source: Scott Dexter via Flickr Over the weekend, the United Auto Workers (UAW) Union ratified a new labor deal for workers at Ultium Cells’ electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Lordstown, Ohio. This development marks another significant step in efforts to unionize EV and EV battery factories. The agreement will serve nearly 1,600 [...]

Image Source: State Policy Dashboard On May 29th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its third round of funding through its Clean School Bus Program, this time awarding nearly $900 million to school districts across the country to transition to clean school buses. The EPA’s Clean School Bus Program is funded by the Bipartisan [...]

Image Source: Shutterstock Last week, the Biden administration opened the second round of applications for the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program, making available nearly $1.3 billion for electric vehicle (EV) charging and alternative-fueling infrastructure in urban and rural communities and along designated highways, interstates, and major roadways. For context, the CFI [...]

Image Source: ACT Expo 2024 Photo Gallery Last week, the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, a leading event showcasing the latest innovations in clean transportation, took place at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This annual conference attracts industry leaders, policymakers, and technology experts from around the world to discuss and exhibit cutting-edge solutions aimed [...]

Source: Shutterstock Last week, President Biden announced tariffs across a spread of Chinese imports, including electric vehicles (EVs), semiconductors, battery materials, and steel and aluminum in an effort to protect American leadership in booming manufacturing sectors across the globe. Experts say the tariffs have the potential to raise prices on imported EVs and battery [...]

Source: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee On April 30, 2024, Atlas founder Nick Nigro was a witness for a hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. The hearing, It’s Electric: A Review of Fleet Electrification Efforts, covered a wide range of topics related to transportation [...]

The map above shows the status of states’ NEVI grant solicitation process as of May 3rd, 2024. Last week, EV giant Tesla made the controversial decision to axe most of its Supercharger team in addition to laying off 10 percent of its global workforce. In an X post, Musk stated that “Tesla still plans [...]

Source: EV Jobs Hub   The image above visualizes announced automaker investments in EVs in the United States between 1/1/2024 and 4/29/2024. In 2024, electric vehicles (EVs) have taken center stage. The news cycle has been dominated by discussions surrounding EV sales, Trump rallying against EVs, and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA’s) recent [...]

The tumultuous start to 2024 for the EV market has been a hot topic in recent news coverage. Following record highs in December 2023, the EV market has been off to a slow start through the first two months of 2024. January saw just over 119,000 light-duty EVs sold which was down 20 percent [...]

Source: Shutterstock    As the electric vehicle (EV) market continues to reach all-time highs, the technology is increasingly becoming an important ballot issue, both on the state and federal level. So far in 2024, we have seen action in many state legislatures on issues related to EVs. Now that most state legislative sessions [...]

On March 20, members of Atlas’ Clean Economy Tracker team traveled to Bowie, Maryland, to visit Blink Charging Co.’s manufacturing facility. An international manufacturer and provider of EV charging equipment and services, the Bowie manufacturing facility is Blink’s first in the U.S. Blink began work at the facility with its acquisition of SemaConnect Inc. [...]