electric vehicles

The U.S. Postal Service will purchase six electric vehicles from Canoo, which has a manufacturing plant in Oklahoma, as part of its plans to electrify its fleet of vehicles.

Oklahoma is receiving its first electric vehicles from EV manufacturer Canoo. These are the first made in Oklahoma EV’s meant to modernize the state’s fleet of vehicles.

Developed in cooperation with the state Commissioners of Land Office, Village Verde is a 480-acre real estate project in northwest OKC near Piedmont. The development has implemented several eco-friendly amenities, and all of its buildings are required to meet stringent energy efficiency standards.

A new economic development project is coming to Barttlesville. The battery recycling company Blue Whale Materials announced on Thursday it is committed to establishing a lithium battery recycling facility at Bartlesville Industrial Park.

Oklahoma has reportedly signed a contract with Panasonic to build an electric vehicle battery plant in Pryor.But there may be some complications with the agreement.

Electric car company Canoo is acquiring a vehicle manufacturing plant in Oklahoma City.

Several Oklahoma school districts have been awarded federal money to purchase new school buses as part of the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program.

The rise of electric vehicles raises questions as to how emergency responders can adapt to the new technology when working car crashes. StateImpact went to Edmond to see what happens when an EV battery is set on fire.

Oklahoma has lost to Kansas in attracting an electric vehicle battery plant.

The inevitable change from gas powered vehicles to electric has started, and will only continue to accelerate. StateImpact reports on how Oklahoma is handling the transition so far, and the challenges the state is already facing.