electric vehicles

If you’ve been on the market for an electric vehicle, 2023 might be your lucky year as the U.S. Department of Treasury just expanded its list of vehicles eligible for the federal tax subsidy of up to $7,500.

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board is expressing concern about the safety risks that heavy electric vehicles pose if they collide with lighter vehicles.

The Postal Service said the move has the potential to create one of the largest electric vehicle fleets in the country.

California’s wealthiest residents won’t see a tax increase after voters rejected a measure Tuesday that would have boosted rates on incomes above $2 million to help put more electric cars on the roads.

Californians making more than $2 million per year would face a 1.75-percent personal income tax increase per year under Prop 30, a measure that has Democrats divided. NBCLA’s Conan Nolan explains.

A California ballot measure that would tax the rich to help put more electric cars on the road may seem tailor-made to win support from Democrats in a state known for climate leadership, but Proposition 30 has one notable opponent: Gov. Gavin Newsom. That’s put the Democratic governor on the opposite side of his own party and against his traditional...

President Joe Biden, a self-described “car guy,″ often promises to lead by example on climate change by moving swiftly to convert the sprawling U.S. government fleet to zero-emission electric vehicles. But efforts to eliminate gas-powered vehicles from the fleet have lagged.

It’s only been a couple of weeks since California ISO all but begged people to avoid using electricity in the early evenings, but a new study out of the Bay Area advises drivers to charge electric cars during the day.

President Joe Biden got behind the wheel of a new electric Cadillac at the Detroit Auto Show.

California’s flex alert is impacting electric vehicle drivers. Power officials are urging EV drivers not to charge during peak hours. Ted Chen reports on the NBC4 News at 4pm on Thursday, September 1, 2022.

Power officials are urging people not to charge their electric vehicles during peak hours during this heat wave as they extended a Flex Alert Thursday.

The LAUSD superintendent shared plans for the district to expand its electric bus fleet. John Cadiz Klemack reports for Today in LA on Aug. 31, 2022.

California is phasing out the sales of gas cars. The state Air Resources Board voted today to require all new cars and light trucks sold by 2035 to be zero-emission vehicles. Conan Nolan reports on the NBC4 News at 6pm on Thursday, August 25, 2022.

California will require all new cars, trucks and SUVs sold in the state to run on electricity or hydrogen by 2035. It’s an ambitious move away from gasoline-powered vehicles and the pollution they emit. The requirements come in phases starting in 2026, and it will take 13 years for them become fully effective. But here are many challenges to meeting...

The proposed regulations would eventually end trips to the gas station to fill up. Toni Guinyard reports for Today in LA on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022.

Regulators at the California Air Resources Board are set to approve a groundbreaking new proposal that would require all new cars sold in California to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035.

At least 31 new 2022 and 2023 EV models qualify for up to $7,500 in tax credits that could be used to defray the cost of purchasing an electric vehicle

If you had to buy a car last year like I did, you probably felt the sting of rising inflation driving out of the dealership. Couple that with gas prices hitting all-time highs this year, and the idea of getting from point A to point B in a fully electric car is looking more and more appealing. But for a…

With the price of gas soaring, it might be time to look into buying an electric vehicle. And the cost might be more affordable than you may think. LX News storyteller Eric Rodriguez talks to experts to find out how the purchase price, incentives, and charging costs break down.

The Inflation Reduction Act requires that an EV must contain a battery built in North America with minerals mined or recycled on the continent to qualify for the $7,500 tax credit. And those rules become more stringent over time.