Plug In America, a plug-in electric vehicles coalition, recently signed the Transportation Electrification Accord, which is a set of principles designed to advance the U.S. deployment of electric vehi...
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Commuters in New York could face unplanned fare and toll rate increases to help modernize the state’s rapidly deteriorating mass transit system unless new sources of revenue are identified, accordin...
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The Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) released new research last week that determined withdrawal or dramatic modification of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) could ne...
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Public transportation initiatives throughout the United States won big on this year’s election day, with the passage of 87.5 percent of transit ballot initiatives. Public transit includes bus, co...
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A federal fuel tax increase is the only way to fund the Trump Administration’s infrastructure goals, an American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) report found. The report, A Framework for...
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Citing the Department of Transportation’s core mission to promote public safety, U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) called on the Trump administration on Tuesday to advance rulemaking that would bring c...
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Ford Motor Co. recently entered into an agreement with Zotye Auto to establish Zotye Ford Automobile Co., with the goal of designing, building, marketing, and distributing all-electric vehicles for Ch...
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The location of a bus stop determines a rider’s exposure to road pollution, according to the University of California Los Angeles study. The study, published recently in the journal Environment...
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There are more than 22 million flex fuel vehicles (FFVs) on the road in the United States, according to the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). FFV run on a blend of up to 85 percent ethanol (E85). ...
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In a white paper released for the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, this week, German car rental company car2go has identified five factors they say are needed for the management of autonomous car fleet...
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Citing significant investments made by motor vehicle suppliers in research and development, the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) recently urged the Trump Administration to maintain...
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American Trucking Association (ATA) President and CEO Chris Spear sent a letter to members of Congress last week, supporting the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and urging swift action to get the legislation pa...
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The Port of Brunswick saw a sizeable uptick in shipping from the Honda Motor Company this year, with 47,700 vehicles passing through. That number amounted to nearly triple Honda’s business throug...
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Forty-two percent of auto loans issued over the last year will require at least six years to repay, marking a sharp increase since 2009 when just 26 percent of auto loans had six-year repayment terms,...
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A federal program that administers competitive grants for transportation projects that have national or regional significance needs to more clearly define how project criteria are evaluated, according...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Safe Cars Save Lives Check for Recalls campaign is again urging motorists to check for open vehicle...
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Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) adoption is affected by several factors, namely government policies, consumer preferences and battery technology. These factors were examined in the U.S. Energy Inf...
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A recently released AAA Foundation report examined the costs and safety benefits of four advanced safety technologies on large trucks is already having an effect, according to the announcement that Tr...
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UPS plans to outfit more than 60 percent of its Class 8 tractor fleet with collision mitigation technology that alerts drivers when a stationary object is in front of the vehicle, or when a moving obj...
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The first street design guide to help city planners around the world prepare for autonomous vehicles was released on Tuesday by the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO). T...
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