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- The nine Maine school districts that bought electric school buses from now-bankrupt Lion Electric Co. started having safety and reliability problems nearly immediately, but are still waiting for answers about whether they will receive any reimbursement for the faulty vehicles. (Kennebec Journal, subscription)
- Oklahoma state officials wonder how Trump’s freeze of funding from the Biden-era infrastructure package will affect $66 million to install electric vehicle chargers as the state sees a growing number of registered EVs. (Oklahoman)
- A St. Louis school district that was promised 24 electric buses has only received three amid federal funding uncertainty, disrupting the school’s planned fleet overhaul and charging infrastructure investments. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- Trump’s rollback of clean energy incentives hasn’t yet affected BMW’s $1.7 billion plan to adapt its existing South Carolina factory to make electric vehicles and add a battery plant. (Post and Courier)
- In Massachusetts, two utility proposals to offer lower rates for off-peak EV charging would do little to save customers money, according to an analysis by the state attorney general’s office. (Canary Media)
- A $58 million Illinois grant will fund 57 electric buses for the transit agencies serving the city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs. (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Experts say Tesla would be hurt by the likely rollback of federal electric vehicle tax credits, despite Elon Musk’s insistence that it will only weaken rivals. (The Guardian)