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Department of Interior awards initial $560M to 24 states to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells

Green Car Congress

The Department of the Interior awarded an initial $560 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 24 states to begin work to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells. billion to plug orphaned wells. billion in Phase One funding announced in January by the Department for states to plug and remediate orphaned wells.

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US EV Sales Share Reaches 7% in Q2 2022 — New Data Now Available?

EV Adoption

Five states had EV (BEV + PHEV) sales share in Q2 of less than 2% (Arkansas, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming). The post US EV Sales Share Reaches 7% in Q2 2022 — New Data Now Available? This is a 0.81 percentage point increase from the 6.24% in Q1. The growth to 7.05% in Q2 2022 is an increase of 2.9

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Pike Research forecasts US plug-in vehicle penetration rates to be highest in smaller states

Green Car Congress

Pike Research forecasts that annual sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) will reach 358,959 vehicles by 2017, representing a compound anual growth rate (CAGR) of 43% between 2011 and 2017. Demographics, consumer attitudes, and available infrastructure will all help determine the uptake of PEVs in different areas.

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News: 10 Best States To Own an EV

Clean Fleet Report

In addition to financial issues, such as where incentives are available and how much driving electric will save you compared to filling up with gasoline, the deciding factor for ranking the states was the density of available public charging. Where the plugs are. They used the same metrics to derive the 10 worst states.

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Wolfspeed wins 2016 R&D 100 Award for wide bandgap underhood inverter for HEVs/EVs

Green Car Congress

Our SiC inverter is the first traction drive optimized for wide bandgap devices that utilizes a commercially available SiC power module. This wide bandgap inverter product resulted in a smaller, lighter, higher power density and more efficient system in comparison to Toyota’s present Prius inverter design implementing silicon technology.

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New EV Models Extinguish Range Anxiety

Electric Auto Association

It might also signal continued increases in adoption of EVs in the coming year, particularly as more makes and models are made available by manufacturers," says Sarah Larner, Executive VP of strategy & Innovation at Wejo. This excludes plug-in hybrid electric vehicle sales, too. Tesla has an EV market share of 57% in the U.S.

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Select the Right EV Charging Management Partner for your NEVI Program Project

Driivz

Chargers conform to ISO 15118 -2, -3, and -20 are Plug and Charge capable Charger-to-Charger-Network Communication. With distribution of U.S. National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure ( NEVI ) Formula Program funds continuing in waves through 2026, there’s lots of opportunity to land funding for qualifying public EV charging projects.