Electric vehicle

Study indicates poverty should be at the 'heart' of climate strategies.

The new state initiative will open 52 new Level 3 electric-vehicle chargers in 17 stations across the state.

The Maine legislature will have final say over motor vehicle emissions standards, under a new law signed by Gov. Janet Mills.

The unanimous committee vote came one day after Maine's Board of Environmental Protection rejected a controversial proposal for Maine to adopt California's "clean cars" standards requiring automakers to sell more electric vehicles.

Environmental groups made one last call to state regulators to approve a controversial zero emissions proposal. But some state lawmakers believe it should be up to the Legislature to weigh in on these rules.

Maine will construct more than seventy charging locations thanks to a $15 million federal grant awarded on Thursday. The program is part of the Biden Administration's plan to create a national network of electric vehicle — or "EV" — chargers.

The Board of Environmental Protection might also recommend that the Legislature review any future changes to vehicle emissions standards, although that would not likely apply to the current, controversial proposal.

Environmental groups have petitioned the board to set more stringent emissions standards for new vehicles by incorporating a version of California's Advanced Clean Cars regulations.

This month, the National Park Service is taking the first step toward electric buses, testing out models by two different manufacturers in a pilot project supported by the U.S. departments of energy and transportation.

The hearing came after several environmental groups petitioned the board to set cleaner emissions standards for new vehicles by incorporating an amended version of California's Advanced Clean Cars regulations.