A recent report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) examined options for reducing the federal deficit that included eliminating both the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and federal funding f...
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The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) forecasts that 16.8 million new cars and light trucks will be sold in 2019, a 1.1 percent decline. Rising interest rates may curtail sales in 2019...
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The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) recently announced it supports the findings of the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) report. The report, entitled Renewing th...
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Redesigning larger vehicles can reduce traffic fatalities and improve street safety, according to a pair of in-depth reports entitled Optimizing Large Vehicles for Urban Environments. The document ...
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The auto industry is reaching the point where operating electric semi-trucks is more cost-effective than diesel trucks, making it a good time to start investing in electric semi-trailer trucks, accord...
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The U.S. Interstate Highway System is facing threats from the growing backlog of structural and operational deficiencies and by challenges such as climate change, automated vehicles, and electric vehi...
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Illinois Governor-elect J.B. Pritzker and Lieutenant Governor-elect Juliana Stratton recently created the transition team’s Restoring Illinois’ Infrastructure Committee. The 45-member committee...
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In October, travel to and within the United States increased 3.2 percent year-over-year, according to the U.S. Travel Association’s latest Travel Trends Index, making it the 106th consecutive month ...
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Plug In America, a consumer advocacy group for plug-in electric vehicle use, supports the Zero-Emissions Vehicle Act of 2018, which was recently introduced in Congress by Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced it had awarded an additional $281 million in funding the FTA’s Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Progr...
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Significantly altering fuel efficiency standards will put investments and jobs at risk, the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) said in a recent report. The Trump Administration dete...
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A varied industry alliance recently sent a letter to U.S. senators urging them to oppose the American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act, ...
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A new pilot program, launching under the Nissan Energy Share initiative, will research whether the energy stored in electric vehicles (EVs) can help companies save on electric utility costs. The p...
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The DRIVEN consortium recently announced it will begin testing autonomous vehicles in the London borough of Hounslow within the month and will continue until next summer. The London tests follow su...
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FedEx Corp. will add 1,000 Chanje V8100 electric delivery vehicles to its U.S. commercial and residential pick-up and delivery fleet. One hundred vehicles will be purchased, and the remainder will...
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New York State launched several initiatives to facilitate the use of electric vehicles. One of the initiatives is to expand the state’s EVolve NY program, which calls for the installation of publ...
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Power management company Eaton recently joined U.S. officials and industry leaders in support of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Cleaner Trucks Initiative. The initiative establishes up...
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Over the summer, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) installed an adaptive signal timing system on State Route 77, which is the primary north-south route connecting Tucson and Oro Valley a...
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Optional front crash prevention systems prevent motor vehicle crashes, according to an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) study of General Motors vehicles. Crash prevention systems inclu...
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Alliance Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of Groupe Renault-Nissan Motor Co.-Mitsubishi Motors, recently invested in in advanced lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology company Enevate Corp...
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