Electric Vehicles Archives - San Antonio Report

Federal funds for EV fast charging stations are being re-released. That’s good for Texas.

by Mario Bravo August 29, 2025August 28, 2025

Commentary: Electric vehicles can play the role of a manageable electricity load that helps fill gaps during lower electricity demand.

Electrify America supplies some of the only fast chargers in the San Antonio area for the growing electric vehicle segment of the automotive industry.

San Antonio EV fast charger installation off to a slow start

by Lindsey Carnett April 26, 2023April 26, 2023

View of the inside of the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing facility during a tour ahead of the "Cyber Rodeo" grand opening party on April 7, 2022 in Austin, Texas. - Tesla welcomed throngs of electric car lovers to Texas on April 7 for a huge party inaugurating a "gigafactory" the size of 100 professional soccer fields.

Business & Tech

The sky-high cost of electric vehicles puts them out of range for climate-minded San Antonians

by Robert Rivard August 21, 2022August 19, 2022

The charging station at Walmart on Thousand Oaks can fully charge an electric vehicle in less than one hour.

Texas plans to place electric car charging stations every 50 miles on most interstates

by Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

An employee secures a battery pack to the chassis of a Hyundai Kuna electric sport utility vehicle on the assembly line at the Hyundai Motor Co. plant in Nosovice, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. With Europe expected to lead the world in electric-car sales for a second straight year, an epic rush to build a battery-supply chain from scratch is playing out across the continent. Photographer: Milan Jaros/Bloomberg via Getty Images

CPS Energy, partners plan to test recycled electric vehicle batteries for reuse as energy storage

by Lindsey Carnett September 13, 2021September 13, 2021

Matthews International Corp.’s Saueressig Engineering facility at 4338 Profit Drive will be the site of its North American headquarters. The company expects to hire at least 50 workers over the next five years to manufacture automobile components for Tesla, among other auto industry players.

Business & Development

City passes tax incentives for battery manufacturer, Tesla supplier

by Waylon Cunningham April 2, 2021April 1, 2021

Blink Charging was given a contract by the City of San Antonio, which would initially add up to 140 Blink-owned charging ports and three fast-charging stations throughout the city.

Business & Development

The financial press sounds alarms on San Antonio’s new EV charging contractor

by Waylon Cunningham February 11, 2021February 10, 2021

Walmart market manager David Drastata leads employees in a chant.

New High-Powered Electric Vehicle Station Draws Praise Amid Angst Over Climate Plan

by Brendan Gibbons May 13, 2019

Bird scooters landed across downtown San Antonio early Friday morning.

Business & Tech

Flock of Dockless Electric Scooters Lands On San Antonio Streets

by Jeffrey Sullivan June 22, 2018June 23, 2018

Business & Tech

Filling My Work Commute With Fun on an Urb-E Scooter

by Andrew Velis May 19, 2018May 19, 2018