California hits new milestone with EV chargers
California installed 24,202 chargers in the first half of 2024, bringing the total to over 150,000.
Sunrise brief: Back to school on electric buses
Also on the rise: Canada to impose 100% tariff on Chinese EVs. Clearway closes $550 million financing for solar-plus-storage project in Kern County. And more.
Back to school on electric buses
Operator First Student committed to deploying 30,000 EV school buses by 2035.
Canada to impose 100% tariff on Chinese EVs
The tax will apply to electric and certain hybrid passenger automobiles, trucks, buses, and delivery vans as well as fuel-cell vehicles. A 25% tariff will be applied to steel and aluminum from China.
Sunrise brief: Utilities plan hydrogen power projects that crowd out renewables
Also on the rise: Canadian Solar drops 15% post Q2 earnings report. Report shows U.S. states and utilities easing into EVs. And more.
Report shows U.S. states and utilities easing into EVs
The number and scope of electric vehicle regulations and charging incentives are increasing.
Sunrise brief: California advances flexible demand that can absorb renewable power
Also on the rise: Google invests in 800 MW solar project in Illinois. PV systems can now support grid as fossil fuels decline. And more.
California advances flexible demand that can absorb renewable power
With flexible demand appliance standards for pool controls set to take effect in California next year, the state is now developing standards for electric storage water heaters, to be followed by standards for five more types of appliances.
U.S. solar car race success for two Canadian teams
Solar car teams from Canada outperformed in two categories of the latest Electrek American Solar Challenge.
Sunrise brief: Tariffs on solar cells remain, volume increased
Also on the rise: ChargePoint introduces Omni Port universal EV charger. Agrivoltaics for corn. And more.
