Biden’s opening move in Mexico lands well with López Obrador
President Joe Biden opened his visit to the North American leaders summit with a diplomatic gesture that landed well with his host, Mexico's Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, before the two leaders were to begin Monday talking about weighty matters including immigration, trade and climate change.
It’s electric: ADOT planning a statewide network of EV chargers along interstates
Electric vehicle drivers across Arizona can expect more chargers on interstate highways in the next few years, which means longer road trips.
It’s time to invest in building electrification
We can all agree that the United States is far too dependent on foreign oil. Now Arizona’s leaders in both parties – public and private sector leaders too – need to take urgent action to mitigate our reliance on dirty foreign energy supplies. They need to lead Arizona’s transition to clean energy sources.
Poll: Arizonans want cleaner air, energy, zero emissions
Arizonans are sounding the alarm on our air and climate crisis, and it is time our decisionmakers answer the call. We have the data and the tools to set our state on a pathway toward zero-emissions, so we all can breathe cleaner, healthier air.
Group pushes cities, towns to use electric vehicles
Arizona Public Interest Research Group Education Fund is continuing its advocacy efforts to widen electric vehicle usage across the state.
Arizona electric vehicle infrastructure plan gets federal approval
The Federal Highway Administration announced Wednesday that 35 states, including Arizona, had their infrastructure plans for electric vehicles approved, which allows for construction of charging stations along highways across the state.
AZ may receive $76.5M for EV charging access
Arizona is on track to receive $76.5 million from the federal government to improve accessibility to electric vehicle charging stations. This is thanks to the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Plan.
New details emerge about how businesses can win fed infrastructure funds
New details have emerged regarding how small businesses might be able to win some of the federal dollars flowing to the State of Arizona as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
We need statewide plan for EV charging network
We must embrace this opportunity. If we act now, we can build a more equitable charging network, improve our air quality and public health – all the while revving up our economy and saving the planet.
Switch to electric school buses will protect kids’ health
Our children are worth the investment. Students should be able to get to and from school without being forced to inhale dangerous exhaust fumes every day. It’s not only critical for their health, but critical for their academic success.
Electricity grid not ready for EV revolution
California’s rolling blackouts last year, followed by the Texas grid catastrophe in February — and now the threat of blackouts across the Western U.S. this summer — are a wakeup call. We need a grid we can count on. Ensuring we do means properly valuing the dispatchable, reliable generating capacity we already have.
More electric vehicles means more savings for Arizonans
Electric vehicles are the gift that keeps giving. Electric vehicles help cut consumer energy bills and boost the economy while protecting air quality and public health.