EV sales not only increased in 2023 overall, but they were higher than 2022 levels for every month of the year, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Car sales are seasonal, and they always have been, so there's no reason to expect that total vehicle sales or even EV sales broken out will go up every month. Yet that's exactly what DOE data show.

Long Island is poised to add 45 electric vehicle charging stations under a broader state effort to support the transition to green energy vehicles. Seventy municipalities across the state will be getting more than $8.3 million in grants to build over 1,300 charging stations, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced this week. 

Lithium, the common ingredient in almost all electric-car batteries, has become so precious that it is often called white gold. But something surprising has happened recently: The metal’s price has fallen, helping to make electric vehicles more affordable.