Should Public Transit Be Free? More Cities Say, Why Not?
Dionisia Ramos gets on the 37 bus twice a day, rooting through her handbag to dig out the fare and drop it into the slot, so it came as shock Continue Reading
Why Electric Trucks? Why Now?
Daimler Trucks North America is fleet-testing a Freightliner eCascadia and a Freightliner eM2 106. Daimler recently bundled all of its electric-vehicle activities under a new E-Mobility Group. Photo: Daimler Trucks Continue Reading
New Jersey advancing plug-ins: 330K units by end of 2025, 2M by 2035, 85% of new vehicles by 2040
Both houses of the New Jersey Legislature (Senate and Assembly) have passed a bill that establishes goals and incentives for increased use of plug-in electric vehicles in NJ. The Governor Continue Reading
Germany’s shift to electric cars puts 400,000 jobs at risk in next decade
More than 400,000 jobs could be lost in Germany over the next decade as its auto industry shifts towards electric vehicles, according to a government-sanctioned report that underlines the wrenching Continue Reading
China will not cut new energy vehicle subsidies in July, minister says
China will not cut subsidies for new energy vehicles (NEV) again in July, Miao Wei, its minister for industry and information technology, said on Saturday, in a move that could Continue Reading
JetBlue plans to go completely carbon neutral on all U.S. flights
JetBlue announced this week that it plans to go carbon-neutral on all domestic flights starting in July, a first for a major U.S. airline. The company’s plan involves both taking steps Continue Reading
UCSF team finds significant increase in injuries for e-scooter riders
Researchers at the University of California San Francisco have found a significant increase in e-scooter injuries and hospital admissions between 2014 and 2018—particularly over the last year—with people aged 18 Continue Reading
Tesla’s market value eclipses GM and Ford – combined!
For the first time, Tesla Inc’s stock market value has eclipsed the combined values of General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co ( F.N ). The Silicon Valley electric car Continue Reading
U.S. outlines strong support for self-driving cars at CES
The Trump administration on Wednesday signaled strong support for self-driving vehicles as it released new guidance from federal agencies at the annual CES tech conference. U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Continue Reading
Musk defies skeptics, meets Tesla delivery goal; shares hit record
Tesla Inc beat Wall Street estimates for annual vehicle deliveries and met the low-end of its own target, sending shares to a record high in a vindication for Chief Executive Continue Reading