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In this week’s Pulse: Democrats find hope in Kansas, the Reproductive Freedom For All Act, Green Party co-founder dies, and leftovers from the notebook.
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Maine hopes to submit a final plan for using electric vehicle charging funds by July 1, with the goal of getting federal approval by September.
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With gas prices hovering at $4.00 or more per gallon across Maine, car dealerships are reporting more consumer interest in electric vehicles and hybrids. But an already limited supply of vehicles is making it hard to meet that demand.
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The city of Portland is partnering with EVGo to install 48 electric vehicle chargers. That's in addition to the roughly 20 chargers that the city currently has.
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Selling cars may not seem like a logical move for a business focused on environmental sustainability. But Paris Autobarn only sells used electric and hybrid vehicles.
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What will it take to get more Mainers driving electric vehicles? We hope to find out with our own EVThere are currently only about 6,000, which is a 90% increase from just a couple years ago. But it's still a drop in the bucket compared to the 219,000 the state wants to see in use by the end of the decade.
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Ruth Morrison, the automotive technology program chair at Southern Maine Community College, says few mechanics have learned the intricacies of the new vehicles. She says most components in internal combustion cars run off of direct current — or DC — but that's not the case for electric vehicles.
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Maine could adopt California rules requiring more electric trucks be sold, under Gov. Mills proposalThe proposal, which is modeled after rules adopted by the state of California, would require manufacturers to ensure that an increasing percentage of their medium-sized and heavy-duty vehicles sold in Maine be electric, starting with 2025 models. They could face penalties for failing to follow the proposed rules.
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Maine is joining a coalition of 15 states in setting aggressive new goals to increase the number of electric trucks and buses on the region's roads. The…
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The Maine Public Utilities Commission is creating a half-million dollar pilot program to encourage the buildout of electric vehicle charging stations in…