EV Policy
Stories tagged EV Policy.
The South cancelled $4.5bn of EV plants and kept selling more EVs anyway
Five Southeastern facilities were scrapped or downsized in twelve months, costing 9,670 anticipated jobs. Regional EV sales rose 25 percent over the same period.
EVs cost 33% less to drive in Europe, unless you have nowhere to park
The ICCT's EV Transition Check 2026 has a headline number and a footnote. Drivers who charge at home save a third on energy. Drivers who rely entirely on public chargers save five per cent.
Tesla opens Austin Cybercab rides as NHTSA starts a certification audit
Tesla has opened its 45-car Cybercab fleet to customers in Austin. NHTSA has begun an audit query into how the no-controls vehicle was certified.
UK electric-car share reaches 29.8% in August, but the 2026 average is 25.6%
Battery-electric cars took 29.8% of UK registrations in the low-volume August market. Across 2026 so far, their 25.6% share remains below the 33% headline mandate target.
Washington Is Rewriting the MPG Rules, and the EV Math Changes With Them
A fleetwide 34.5 mpg target for 2031 instead of 50.4, a quiet reclassification fight over whether pickups count as cars, and a separate rule narrowing heavy-truck standards. What the CAFE rewrite does to the electric side of the business.
Hyundai's 600-mile Santa Fe is an EV with a generator, built in Alabama
Hyundai has put a series-hybrid Santa Fe on the 2027 U.S. calendar at more than 600 miles of combined range, with a pack under half the size of a comparable EV. Genesis follows at 640.
A quarter of US shoppers strongly consider an EV. Sales share is 5.6%
J.D. Power's consideration figure is climbing again while Cox counted 77,266 new EV sales in July. The gap between interest and purchases shows where the US market is stuck.