Electric Vehicles

Long Island is at the forefront of electric vehicle usage in New York, but environmental advocates say the region has room for improvement in sustainability efforts.

The electric plane can do everything a conventional gas-powered plane can do, but it's quieter and better for the environment. It can fly for around one hour, and charging takes about the same time.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D) is no longer interested in an electric vehicle mandate for his state. Lamont’s comments came just after President-elect Donald Trump (R) nominated former U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin from New York to serve as commissioner of the Environmental Protection Agency.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will grant the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation $1.5 million for electric vehicles and charging stations.

The grants will fund electric vehicle chargers for medium and heavy duty trucks along I-95, new heat pumps across New England and a clean climate control system for Union Station in New Haven.

New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker said the truck will be quiet, environmentally friendly and cost-effective — and will take the equivalent of 14 passenger vehicles off the road.

A new fleet of 46 electric buses is coming to the greater Hartford area. The $86 million upgrade will fully electrify the CTfastrak, a rapid transit system that uses bus-only lanes to transport riders.

Over the past eight months, Republicans, and some Democrats, have tried to back the state out of California’s standards for clean air, which would have banned the sale of new gas-powered vehicles after 2035. WSHU’s Molly Ingram spoke with Republican Senate Leader Stephen Harding about what he thinks Connecticut should do to curb greenhouse gas emissions instead.

New research from regional grid operator ISO New England shows the electrification of the transportation and heating sector will contribute to more electricity usage.

The Senate chair of the Connecticut General Assembly’s Energy and Technology Committee criticized Eversource’s decision to suspend new electric vehicle charging rebates.