Electric Cars
EV Hummer Bummer, Part III: The Machine Still Kills
It's the third installment of our series examining why GMC's "quiet revolution" is just very loud greenwashing.
February 6, 2020
EV Hummer Bummer, Part II: Bad News For Emissions
This is the second part of Streetsblog's ongoing series about GMC's new Hummer EV — which is a disaster no matter that it's powered by electrons instead of gasoline.
February 5, 2020
Trump Administration Keeps Hands Off Self-Driving Cars
At the annual Las Vegas tech geek fest on Wednesday, USDOT Secretary Elaine Chao refused to put a leash on driverless car technology.
January 8, 2020
Winners and Losers In $1.4T Fed Spending Bill
Congress has some stocking stuffers and a few lumps of coal for the transportation sector in the $1.4 trillion spending package the House of Representatives passed on Tuesday in one of the last votes of the year before impeachment.
December 19, 2019
Schumer Pushes Electric Cars — Here’s Why He’s Wrong
Message to the senior senator from New York: Electric cars are still cars — and they still suck.
October 25, 2019
Meet the New Congressional Caucus for Transportation
A small group, for now, but eager to debate ways to better fund transit.
October 17, 2019
Less Driving, More Electrics Will Reduce Emissions
People need to live and work radically differently if the United States can even hope to get halfway towards becoming carbon neutral by 2050, but a new paper released last month says the most important change would come in how we get around.
October 15, 2019
Commentary: Federal Transportation Policy Is Undermining Progress on Climate
Democrats and Republicans remain deeply committed to antiquated policy that undermines any action we take on climate change: spending billions to build new highways, encouraging more and more driving.
September 18, 2019
City Officials Seek To Mold the Future of Driverless Cars
Using autonomous vehicles as a chance to shape streets for people.
September 10, 2019
Talking Headways Podcast: California Über Alles
And, side note: The giveaway for our spring pledge drive has changed since we recorded this podcast. Now, you'll be entered into a drawing to win a package of zines and books by feminist bike activist and writer Elly Blue. Thanks for your donation!
May 1, 2014