In Transylvania County, a quiet shift to electric school buses redefines what’s possible in rural Appalachia—for student health, community stewardship, and small-town resilience.

Carolina Carshare offers Charlotte residents access to electric vehicles at a fraction of the cost of traditional car ownership.

In April 2025, Generation180 and Rewiring America hosted "Amplifiers: Atlanta," a weekend workshop uniting 29 Georgia-based changemakers—comedians, educators, artists, and activists—to inspire clean energy action. Through storytelling, collaboration, and community-building, participants learned how individual choices, like electrifying homes and transportation, can significantly reduce emissions. The event emphasized that trusted messengers are key to sparking climate action, fostering a hopeful narrative over doom and gloom. Local leaders and experts shared insights on electrification and sustainability, empowering attendees to become catalysts for change in their communities.

Founded by formerly enslaved people after the Civil War, Union Heights now faces a new fight—reclaiming its future through sustainable housing, despite a federal freeze on environmental justice funds.

Faith communities across Georgia are leading the way in solar adoption, driven by a commitment to environmental stewardship. With support from groups like Georgia Interfaith Power and Light (GIPL) and new federal incentives like direct pay from the Inflation Reduction Act, nearly 30 congregations have gone solar. These efforts help reduce energy costs, increase resilience, and demonstrate the power of collective action. Despite policy and infrastructure challenges, these communities are showing how solar energy can align with values and create lasting impact.

Glades County embraces electric school buses to improve student health, lower emissions, and honor the land that defines this tight-knit Florida farming community.

From a motorsports park going solar to a police chief embracing EVs, and a conservative county going electric, individuals and communities across the Southeast are embracing clean energy.

State economies and Southeastern residents are benefitting from clean energy policies that create good-paying jobs, lower our power bills, and improve our environment. But these policies are at risk.

In 2024, the global auto market grew by 25%, and nearly one in five cars sold globally is now electric. A record 1.3 million EVs were sold in the US, a 7.3% year-over-year increase that outperformed the 2% increase in nationwide sales of gas vehicles. Automakers are offering an increasing number of EV models to compete in this rapidly expanding global marketplace. 

Increasingly, electric vehicles (EVs) are in the headlines with a politicalized slant, and misinformation about the technology and the state of the EV market is rampant. But beyond the noise are the facts, which show that the Southeast’s EV market is zipping along.