Wednesday, July 31, 2024
/Kimberly Taylor
South Pasadena, CA—neighboring city to CALSTART’s headquarters—is home to a fully electrified police fleet. The city has replaced its gasoline-powered vehicles with 20 new Teslas and a bank of 34 new electric vehicle chargers. The city expects to sav ...
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
/Kimberly Taylor
The Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $1.7 billion to restart or expand electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing and assembly sites in eight states. In addition to job creation, it is expected to bolster school buses, hybrid powertrains, heavy-duty c ...
Thursday, July 11, 2024
/Kimberly Taylor
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced $1.94 million in competitive grant funding. FTA’s Enhancing Mobility Innovation program will support research projects in two categories: 1) innovations focused on new service delivery models, cr ...
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
/Kimberly Taylor
School bus manufacturer Blue Bird has been enjoying month-over-month growth in electric vehicle (EV) sales. Their stock price has increased more than 100 percent since January. Last year, Blue Bird workers voted to join a union, resulting in higher p ...