electric vehicles

New Bedford and Fall River will be among the first cities in Massachusetts to add electric buses to their fleets beginning in the next school year.

The Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority has laid out a replacement schedule for 127 buses, vans, and trolleys. The ambitious project could make the Cape a leader in electrified public transit across a national stage, but transit officials initially hoped to transition away from oil and gas even sooner.

Cape Cod Tech's automotive technology department says EVs are rapidly changing the industry, so it’s critical that students get familiar with them.

A year after the state first promised it would be easier to buy an electric vehicle, new rebates have finally kicked in. CAI’s climate and environment reporter, Eve Zuckoff, broke down the extra incentives for low-income buyers and point-of-sale rebates with Anna Vanderspek, who directs the electric vehicle program at the Green Energy Consumers Alliance.

The organizers of the “Recharge Cape Cod EV Test Drive Event” say the goal is to get people behind the wheel of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles and help them learn about rebates, charging, and overall costs. The event, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, will also feature e-bikes.

The Authority also launching a new study looking at how to transition the region to the electric industry

Twenty electric-vehicle charging stations are headed to the region under the state's E.V. incentive grant program.

Barnstable County officials want to get more electric cars on the road. With the help of grants from the state’s Department of Environmental Protection…