Government initiatives, innovations, and legislation

AtB, the transportation authority of Trøndelag county in Norway has selected Electreon's wireless electric road system as the sole tender winner for charging a bus wirelessly. 

The US-based Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) has released a detailing how EV mandates will force consumers into paying more in overall transportation costs and create potentially catastrophic pressure on the electric grid if those and other serious issues are not addressed beforehand.

EVCS has been awarded US$1.9m from the California Energy Commission (CEC) Rural Electric Vehicle (REV) program. 

Renewable energy company Sungrow has joined Avere - The European Association for Electromobility.

A number of key barriers, including the perceived risk of charging safety, are causing women to be left behind in the electrification of cars.

Flo has been named a founding member of a new effort led by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop EV charging solutions on behalf of Americans. 

Zero emissions bus manufacturer Rampini has won a tender organised by Italian government-owned company Consip for the supply of up to 280 8m plug-in recharge electric buses in the country. 

The US Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office) has announced the launch of the National Charging Experience Consortium (ChargeX Consortium).

The US and Canada have announced the first bi-national EV charging corridor between the two countries.

As part of its electrification programme for the national road network for heavy goods vehicles, the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) is planning an electric road project on the E20 motorway between Hallsberg and Örebro.