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August 7, 2026

California’s $3,500 MyFirstEV Rebate Is Live

California’s MyFirstEV rebate is live. On August 7, Governor Newsom announced that Hyundai, Lucid, and Tesla are now applying it at the point of sale. The state puts up $135.5 million and participating automakers match it dollar-for-dollar, for a combined $271 million. What you get Who qualifies…

August 7, 2026

3,000 Miles, Zero Gallons of Gas

Mike Murphy drove an electric vehicle from New Hampshire to Los Angeles this summer. Six days, roughly 3,000 miles, and not one stop for gasoline. He filmed the whole thing. Twenty-eight short videos from the road cover what an EV road trip actually looks like in 2026: how the car…

July 17, 2026

13 Automakers Just Doubled California’s First-Time EV Rebate. Here’s What Buyers Need to Know.

MyFirstEV puts $3,500 off a new EV or $1,750 off a used one directly at the dealership. No tax filing, no waiting for a check. California announced today that 13 automakers will participate in MyFirstEV, the state’s new instant rebate program for first-time zero-emission vehicle buyers. The state is…

July 14, 2026

From Research to Law: California’s New First-Time EV Buyer Incentive Follows the Blueprint

This week, Governor Newsom and the California Legislature enacted a first-time EV buyer incentive. For anyone who has followed our work over the past year, the design should look familiar. It is close to the blueprint our research laid out. We spent 2026 asking a specific question: what makes an…

June 27, 2026

From Research to Reality: California Funds a First-Time EV Buyer Incentive

California has agreed to fund a first-time electric vehicle buyer incentive as part of its state budget. The program’s design closely reflects the policy recommendations that came out of our research at EVs for All America: deliver the incentive at the point of sale, focus on first-time EV buyers, set…

June 10, 2026

California’s First-Time EV Buyer Incentive: A Smarter Design Faces Its Budget Test

California is days away from a decision that will shape the next chapter of its electric vehicle market. As the Legislature works toward its constitutional budget deadline of Monday, June 15, and a final deal expected by July 1, one of the items on the table is Governor Newsom’s proposed…

April 22, 2026

Directly Current Episode 40: The Future of the Grid and EVs, with Zach Woogen (VGIC)

Many new EVs like GM’s EV pickup trucks, Ford’s upcoming UEV, and Tesla’s Cybertruck are capable of exporting onboard power from their large batteries into someone’s home to act as a bckup generator, or even back into the grid to act as a grid stabilizer that could save people money…

April 21, 2026

Directly Current Episode 39: Why Kia Isn’t Slowing Down on EVs in America, ft. James Bell

James Bell is the head of PR and comms for Kia in America, and he’s overseen the brand evolve from being a budget/used car alternative into a premium competitor, particularly in the EV space. Hot on the heels of announcing the affordable EV3 for the US, James speaks with Max…

March 22, 2026

Directly Current Episode 38: Ford’s Alan Clarke on Building An Affordable EV Pickup Truck

Alan Clarke, executive director of Advanced EV Programs at Ford, joins Max to discuss his team’s work on the Universal EV Platform—an ambitious plan to make low-cost, next-gen vehicles that make the existing Mustang Mach-E and Ford F-150 Lightning look old-school. Ford’s first BEV efforts were well received but had…

March 20, 2026

Vegas Recap: The EV Charging Summit 2026

Great to be at the #EVChargingSummit in Vegas this year. The energy in that room makes one thing clear: regardless of what you’re reading in the headlines, the EV industry is moving forward. The EV Charging Summit drew together the engineers, entrepreneurs, and policy advocates who are quietly building the…