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Category: Electric Vehicles

The ten best things about being an EV owner

It’s no secret that the most effective messengers and advocates for electric cars are electric vehicle owners themselves. They drive awareness and adoption in their neighborhoods, communities, and networks. If …

North Carolina’s first electric school bus is top of the class

The Cherokee Boys Club in Cherokee, North Carolina has had its electric school bus since early 2022. Everything’s going great: For summer school sessions, the bus did two routes per …

I want to buy an EV… now what?

You’ve signed the Going Electric Pledge, or perhaps you were inspired by an EV-driving friend or colleague, but in any case, you’ve decided you want to drive electric. Now what?! …

School buses are rolling into the future

Summer is almost upon us, which means the weekday growl of diesel school buses will subside, for now. Imagine: What if the return to classrooms in the fall was much …

Gen180 at the 2022 New York International Auto Show

This past weekend Generation180 hosted Ask an EV Owner events at the New York International Auto Show.  We introduced hundreds of potential future electric vehicle owners to our EV Ambassadors …

EVs: Won’t the market take it from here?

Electric vehicles seem to be having their moment. Seven out of nine star-studded car commercials during this year’s Super Bowl advertised EVs. Sales of EVs in 2021 soared even as …

Electrifying Education in Austin

Picture this. At a school parking lot in Austin, Texas, high school students gather in front of an electric car with its hood popped open. When they look inside, “kids …

Driving an EV can mean driving with your values

Chevy Pham weaved in and out of crowds with her family as they walked through a festival in Bend, Oregon, in 2012. A small, futuristic-looking car parked amid vendor and …

All Grown Up: EV Charging in 2022

If you’ve been watching the new auto releases with an eye toward going electric, you may have seen the breathless coverage of the new F-150 Lightning, which debuted earlier this …

Event Recording: Virginia Drives Electric Virtual Town Hall

This live event occurred on December 16, 2021 as part of Generation180’s event series. On December 16, Generation180, Virginia Advanced Energy Economy, Climate Cabinet, and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network …