Electric Vehicles

State and local officials say tax incentives were never delivered as job numbers fell short.

Lions Electric, manufacturer of electric buses and trucks, did not provide details on its future plans for its Joliet factory. Mayor Terry D’Arcy said he believes operations stopped as of Monday.

Joliet city officials now call tram a shuttle, compare it to past trolley bus used to shuttle residents around downtown.

The Illinois EPA will give out grants to replace public buses will electric options to encourage environmental sustainability

Lion is cutting jobs and reducing space at its Joliet plant, while local and state officials hope for federal subsidies to boost electric vehicle market.

Union organizer says fewer than 100 production workers at Joliet plant before Wednesday layoffs.

The Biden administration is awarding nearly $2 billion in grants to help restart or expand electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly sites in eight states, including Illinois

Congresswoman Lauren Underwood presented Pace bus officials with a check for more than $800,000 for the purchase of a new electric bus for use on the express I-55 service to Chicago on Monday.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday gave final approval to a plan to bolster the state’s tech industry, including an incentives package backed by $500 million in the state budget

Many Americans still aren’t sold on going electric for their next car purchase. High prices and a lack of easy-to-find charging stations are major sticking points, a new poll shows.

All six docks going to prison site. City switches from original plan to put three at Broadway Greenway.

In May 2021, the company announced an electric bus and truck factory coming to Joliet, creating about 1,400 jobs. About 150 workers are in production at Joliet plant today, according to Machinists union

Electric bus and truck maker announces 120 layoffs companywide.

The Joliet City Council did not vote this week on a state grant that would fund six new electric vehicle charging stations for tourists due to an apparent agenda miscue.

Currently, there are under 900 electric vehicles registered in Kendall County and less than 94,000 in the State of Illinois, according to statistics from the Illinois Secretary of State.

As electric vehicle charging networks are taking shape across the country and in Illinois, state Sen. Dan McConchie wants to ensure the infrastructure is accessible to all drivers.

643 new electric vehicle charging ports are coming to Illinois as funding is announced by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

State grant would fund charging stations at Old Joliet Prison and Broadway Greenway.