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Higher electric vehicle rebates are now available in Pennsylvania

WHYY·September 9, 2022

The maximum state rebates for electric vehicles are now $2,000 or $3,000, depending on household income. State rebates can be combined with new tax credits from the federal government.

Climate Change Energy Transportation

Why Pennsylvania and 15 other states are suing the U.S. Postal Service over lack of electric vehicles

Susan Phillips·July 7, 2022

Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro called the Postal Service plan to replace a only fraction of its fleet with EVs "hastily and sloppily done.”

Climate Change Politics Pollution

Here’s how to have a say on PennDOT’s plans for electric charging stations

Kiley Koscinski·June 23, 2022

PennDOT officials say that public input is key as the state decides where to put charging stations next.

Energy Transportation

What the latest UN climate report says about transportation

Reid Frazier·April 8, 2022

Decarbonizing transportation has to go way beyond electric vehicles. A lead author says we have the technology and even the financing, but do we have the will?

Climate Change Transportation Your Environment Update

As Pa. invests in electric vehicles, PennDOT vows to make driving them more accessible

Kiley Koscinski·February 11, 2022

They want to prioritize projects that help lower-income drivers go electric lIke placing charging stations in neighborhoods with apartments and in rural areas.

Climate Change Environmental Justice Transportation

Federal funds set to boost Pennsylvania’s supply of highway charging stations for electric vehicles

Kiley Koscinski·February 11, 2022

The state could receive $171.5 million over the next five years to build a network of charging stations along major highways.

Climate Change Energy Transportation

Wolf administration gives $2.7M to cleaner transportation projects, including ones powered by fossil fuels

Rachel McDevitt·January 24, 2022

The projects replace gasoline or diesel-fueled vehicles with ones that run on cleaner fuels, which can be fossil fuel-based. Enviro group calls the program "antiquated."

Climate Change Energy Transportation

DEP Pushes to Expand Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, but Challenges Lie Ahead

Madison Goldberg·June 29, 2021

Putting in enough electric vehicle charging stations to meet future market demand is one challenge. Making it equitable is another.

Climate Change Technology Transportation

Voltage Valley Starts Workforce Training Efforts, Despite Troubles at Electric Truck Plant

Julie Grant·June 24, 2021

Lordstown Motors is facing financial trouble. Still, thousands of jobs in electric vehicles and batteries are expected in the Mahoning Valley. Many will require advanced skills.

Climate Change Economy

Lordstown Motors Takes ‘Voltage Valley’ on Wild Ride After Revelation of Financial Uncertainty

Julie Grant·June 9, 2021

Stocks of Lordstown Motors tumbled as its troubling SEC filing was made public. The Mahoning Valley region in Ohio hopes electric cars will drive its future.

Climate Change Economy Energy

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Electric Vehicles

Higher electric vehicle rebates are now available in Pennsylvania

Why Pennsylvania and 15 other states are suing the U.S. Postal Service over lack of electric vehicles

Here’s how to have a say on PennDOT’s plans for electric charging stations

What the latest UN climate report says about transportation

As Pa. invests in electric vehicles, PennDOT vows to make driving them more accessible

Federal funds set to boost Pennsylvania’s supply of highway charging stations for electric vehicles

Wolf administration gives $2.7M to cleaner transportation projects, including ones powered by fossil fuels

DEP Pushes to Expand Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, but Challenges Lie Ahead

Voltage Valley Starts Workforce Training Efforts, Despite Troubles at Electric Truck Plant

Lordstown Motors Takes ‘Voltage Valley’ on Wild Ride After Revelation of Financial Uncertainty