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March 16, 2026

Rising Gas Prices Renew Interest in EVs

In a new report, Kyle Stock at Bloomberg writes that rising gasoline prices are prompting more Americans to consider electric vehicles. The story highlights one driver with a long commute whose fuel costs have climbed to about $50 per day, pushing him to look at buying an electric pickup. Read…

March 16, 2026

Ford Is Chasing the Real EV Breakthrough: Affordability

A new video from Ford Motor Company is worth watching. It offers a rare look inside the engineering effort behind the company’s next generation of electric vehicles. Ford’s new Universal EV platform focuses on one goal: making EVs dramatically cheaper to build. Engineers redesigned the vehicle from the ground up,…

March 16, 2026

Directly Current Episode 37: Affordable EVs are a Must for the Auto Industry, with Ed Kim (AutoPacific)

Ed Kim joins Max from AutoPacific, where he’s the chief analyst, to discuss data and insights he’s gotten from working with nearly every major OEM on EVs’ near future outlook. The good news? There’s lots of work on affordability. Also, Republicans really are warming to EVs, as our own polling…

February 10, 2026

Directly Current Episode 36: Positive Signs Ahead for EVs (yes, really!) with Corey Cantor, ZETA

Corey Cantor from the Zero Emissions Transportation Association (ZETA) joins Max to discuss some positive trends for EVs going into the new year. 2025 was a rough year for EVs with the axing of federal support after Republican-led legislation dropped the $7,500 credit on new vehicles, and sales have shown…

February 4, 2026

Directly Current Episode 35: The State of Chinese Cars with Kevin Williams (InsideEVs)

Staff writer for InsideEVs and auto journalist Kevin Williams joins Max to discuss his experiences reporting on and driving Chinese EVs. How compelling are they in 2026 and how do they stack up to Western automakers? What does he make of Canada’s new policy to lift tariffs on them and…

January 27, 2026

Directly Current Episode 34: Polling on Chinese EVs; Partisan Gap Shrinking; New CA Tax Credit with Mike Murphy

After a holiday hiatus, Directly Current is back! Veteran political guru and EVs for All America and American EV Jobs Alliance founder, Mike Murphy, joins Max to chat about his conversations with Governor Newsom about a new California EV tax credit that could fit into the state budget. He also…

January 12, 2026

California Proposes $200 Million EV Incentive Program

California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed a $200 million state investment to support electric vehicle (EV) adoption as part of his January budget proposal, following the expiration of the federal EV tax credit. According to the proposal and subsequent media coverage, the funding would establish a new light-duty zero-emission vehicle…

January 12, 2026

A Smarter EV Incentive: Getting First-Time Buyers in the Driver’s Seat

California leads the nation in electric vehicle adoption, but sustaining that momentum will require new state-level solutions—especially as federal EV incentives have begun to phase out. A new analysis from Atlas Public Policy, supported by EVs for All America, explores a targeted policy idea designed to keep EV sales…

January 12, 2026

Unlocking EV Access for Californians Who Live in Apartments

Home charging is one of the biggest drivers of electric vehicle adoption. But for millions of Californians who live in apartments or condos, it remains out of reach. New research from Atlas Public Policy, supported by EVs for All America, finds that only five to six percent of Californians…

December 17, 2025

Beyond the EV Doom and Gloom… Hope, and Worries

As we end 2025, there is plenty of doom-casting in the EV world. Donald Trump’s war on EVs has drawn blood on an American auto manufacturing sector already pummeled by senseless tariffs and promised EV subsidies that have been cancelled. (Meanwhile, China continues to subsidize unprofitable automakers and flood the…