The weirdest question of the electrification age is – is a battery electric vehicle (BEV) really greener than my internal combustion engine (ICE)? Well, of course it is, but you weren’t thinking of just the operation of the vehicle, were you? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to determine that; just follow an ICE vehicle closely, and you can breathe in why it is not greener! To fully answer your question, we need to look at more than just the operation.

There has been a shift in mobility behavior in recent years, with electric vehicles (EVs) leading the charge toward a more sustainable future. As both government and industry recognize the importance of embracing net zero, workplace charging (WPC) is becoming increasingly common.

Will the widespread adoption of BEVs strain our power grid beyond capacity? Could plugging in my BEV be the tipping point for our beloved electric grid, upon which we rely for countless daily activities? While this concern is voiced by personal BEV owners, it looms even larger for commercial fleet operators. Let’s explore this issue in greater detail.

Broward County Schools is one of just a handful of Florida school districts that have started the transition to electric school buses. Florida Transportation Systems (FTS) and FPL, the electric utility serving the county, were integral partners in the school district’s decision to make the shift. At this time, the Broward Schools has taken delivery of 20 of the 60 electric school buses on order.

Year-end market data for the Southeast shows continued growth and national leadership in EV manufacturing investments and jobs. We also see growth in sales, charging station deployment, and public funding, despite our region lagging national averages.

In my previous blog (published August 2023), What Local Decision Makers Should Know about IRA Tax Credits for Electric Vehicles, I outlined how local governments and other tax-exempt entities can now access Clean Energy Tax Credits using Direct Pay (aka Elective Pay).

Tesla, GM and Nissan advocate for extending the federal EV tax credit

EV Drive Coalition

National Lab Demos High-Power Wireless EV Charging: Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a 120-kilowatt wireless charging system for vehicles—providing six times the power of previous ORNL technology and a big step toward charging times that rival the speed and convenience of a gas station fill-up.

Researchers at North Carolina State University have built an electric vehicle fast charger that is at least 10 times smaller than existing systems and wastes 60 percent less power during the charging process, without sacrificing the charging time.

Workhorse Enters Into Initial Production of NGEN-1000 All-Electric Delivery Van: “Look around you. Virtually everything you see in your home or place of business got there because a delivery truck brought it. The vast majority of those delivery trucks are heavy beasts — 8,000 lbs and up — powered by diesel engines.

Duke Energy plans to install up to 530 public charging stations within its Florida service area, and has also launched a three-year study to research the impact of residential EV charging on the electric grid.

Worldwide, about 100,000 electric buses are sold annually, 95% of them in China. In the US, Navigant predicts electric buses will account for only 15% of the market by 2025. Even in China, where national policies strongly favor electric transportation, battery operated buses account for only 70% of the total bus market.

Electric vehicle charging continues to surge, a move that will only hasten the adoption of electric cars and other vehicles such as commercial trucks. ChargePoint, which manages a network of EV charging locations worldwide, has pledged to build out 2½ million public charging ports by 2025, with roughly half of those in North America and half in Europe.

Inside EV’s has released multiple figures illustrating the current trends in the plug in electric vehicle market, including the latest sales from the month of August, and the results are great! The electric car movement is still in full throttle, as the market continues to grow and sales increase.

Cumulative global EV sales have hit 4 million this week, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Including electric buses, the 4 million mark was reached at the beginning of July.