"Electric Vehicles: Biden's EV Plan Is Enormous. And Maybe Too Small"
"When President Biden rolled out his infrastructure plan last week, one number towered above the others: $174 billion for electric vehicles."
Source: E&E News, 04/09/2021
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Biden Plan To Rev Up Electric Car Market Complicated By Battery Supplies
"President Biden’s ambitious plan to jump-start the U.S. electric vehicle market faces a roadblock: a weak supply chain that is making it difficult for American automakers to get enough batteries to scale up production."
Source: Washington Post, 04/05/2021
"Biden's $2T Infrastructure Plan Would Overhaul Grid"
"President Biden will unveil a $2 trillion, eight-year plan today that features efforts to speed up a transition to clean energy, including $100 billion to upgrade the U.S. electric grid and to give the Energy Department more clout in disputes over siting power lines."
Source: E&E News, 04/01/2021
"Auto Negotiations Test Biden’s Vow To Create A Climate-Friendly Future"
"Phasing out the internal-combustion engine is critical to President Biden’s vow to retool the American economy for a low-carbon future. In a massive infrastructure plan set to be unveiled Wednesday, Biden is expected to signal just how far he is willing to go to achieve his climate goals."
Source: Washington Post, 03/31/2021
"Biden’s Lesson From Past Green Stimulus Failures: Go Even Bigger"
"As vice president, Joe Biden oversaw a “green jobs” stimulus package that produced notable failures. This time, with more money and more demand for clean technology, will be different, Democrats say."
"WASHINGTON — In September 2009, then-Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. traveled to a defunct General Motors plant near his hometown, Wilmington, Del., to announce a $528.7 million government loan for Fisker Automotive to make hybrid and electric vehicles.
Source: NYTimes, 03/30/2021
"EV Turning Point: Momentum Builds for US Electric Vehicle Transition"
"Driven by GM, Tesla, and the Biden administration, the U.S. is now poised to press ahead in the transformation to electric vehicles. Big challenges still loom, but technological advances, government support, and growing consumer appeal will drive the inevitable switch to EVs."
Source: YaleE360, 03/18/2021
"Maryland Senate Passes Climate Act By Wide Margin"
"The Maryland Senate voted Friday to ramp up Maryland’s efforts to fight climate change over the next decade, passing a sweeping bill that calls for a massive tree planting campaign along with more electric vehicles, rooftop solar panels and energy efficient buildings."
Source: Bay Journal, 03/16/2021
"More Than 50 Companies Have Vowed To Be Carbon-Neutral By 2040"
"There is a quickening rhythm of corporations with big carbon footprints pledging action to combat climate change. And their cascade of splashy announcements spans the worlds of retailing, technology and delivery services. Yet even the prodigious voluntary steps by a portion of the corporate world so far lack the speed, scale or scientific know-how needed to move the thermometer of the warming planet in the right direction."
Source: Washington Post, 03/05/2021
Utilities Gearing Up to Install EV Charging Stations Across 16 States
"It could soon become a lot easier to take an electric car on some pretty cool road trips. A group of powerful utilities said Tuesday that they’re teaming up to make chargers for electric cars more accessible on highways."
Source: Earther, 03/05/2021
"Energy Dept To Restart Obama-Era Loans To Renewable Energy Companies"
"Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the Biden administration will resume an Energy Department loan program that gave billions in loans to clean-energy companies during the Obama years."
Source: The Hill, 03/05/2021
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