There are 15 article(s) tagged electric vehicles:

• December 2022

  • Ford announces local partnership to spur electric transportation

    This will be Ford’s ninth mobility innovation challenge since 2018.

    By Rob Moore December 14, 2022

• August 2022

  • MLGW joins statewide electric vehicle fast charging network

    The utility received a great that will help it upgrade its infrastructure to be part of a network of 32 fast charging units on interstates and major highways. 

    By Keely Brewer August 02, 2022

• July 2022

  • Greased Lightning: Test-driving Ford’s all-electric pickup

    Staff at The Daily Memphian recently test-drove the F-150 Lightning, Ford’s first-ever all-electric — and surprisingly quiet — pickup truck.

    By Courtney Wilson July 19, 2022

  • County Commission to vote on purchase of electric F-150’s  

    The Shelby County Commission meets Wednesday, July 13, in special session at 10 a.m.

    By Bill Dries July 13, 2022

• March 2022

  • Is Shelby County ready to capitalize on Ford’s Blue Oval City?

    Site work at Blue Oval City could begin as early as March 15, and local officials say Shelby County is poised to be an electric vehicle hub “if we dare to dream big enough.” 

    Related stories:

    Ford, ready to grow workforce, begins to recruit eighth-graders
    
    Ford will run EV business separately as Ford Blue
    
    HTL’s Mark Herbison visits Fayette County to speak about Blue Oval City

    By Rob Moore March 02, 2022

• January 2022

  • FedEx to add to its all-electric delivery fleet

    FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., plans for 50% of its global pickup and delivery vehicle purchases to be electric by 2025, with plans to reach 100% by 2030. 

    By Rob Moore January 06, 2022

• October 2021

  • How and when electric vehicles will affect Memphis convenience stores

    The tsunami of electric vehicles will eventually hit. And the effect on Memphis should be substantial. Memphis has a lot of gas stations, 369, according to a study by the Division of Planning and Development.

    By Tom Bailey October 03, 2021

• September 2021

  • What Haywood County can learn from the GM plant in Middle Tennessee

    From its founding in 1809, to the Civil War and through the 1980s, fewer than 1,000 people lived in rural Spring Hill. Then, in 1985, General Motors came to town.

    By Ian Round September 29, 2021

  • Ford to add 10,800 jobs making electric vehicles, batteries

    Ford will build three electric-battery factories in Kentucky and Tennessee to make batteries for the next generation of Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 28, 2021

• July 2021

  • Biggest sign yet that Tesla is coming to Memphis in a large way: a sign

    In lieu of a press release, there’s a sign that Tesla has big plans for Memphis.

    By Tom Bailey July 26, 2021

• May 2021

  • New public garages Downtown look to add charge

    A new Downtown Memphis report tackles this awkward time when gas-powered vehicles still dominate but when the age of electric vehicles is just beyond the horizon. 

    By Tom Bailey May 20, 2021

• March 2021

  • Letter to the Editor: Favoring electric vehicles is ‘bad policy’

    “ ‘Zero emission’ is a misnomer. Electric vehicles must be recharged regularly using electricity generated by power plants.”

    By Letters to the Editor March 24, 2021

  • Tax incentive approved for first Memphis automaker in 63 years

    Mullen Technologies received tax break in return for hiring 434 people, investing $362 million and becoming the first company to make cars in Memphis since the Ford plant closed in 1958.

    By Tom Bailey March 18, 2021

• November 2020

  • Harris order begins county green fleet pilot

    With $500,000 in federal grant money, the small-scale pilot includes electric vehicle chargers as well as a broader reconsideration of how county government makes the decision of which vehicles to purchase.

    By Bill Dries November 18, 2020

• November 2018

  • FedEx adds 1,000 electric vehicles to operate in California

    FedEx has announced a deal to significantly expand its electric vehicle fleet by adding 1,000 Chinese-made Chanje V8100 vehicles.

    By Wayne Risher November 20, 2018