PPL Electric Utilities, a Pennsylvania electric provider, recently donated eight Level 2 charging stations for electric vehicles (EV) and hybrid-electric vehicles to the state. The stations will ...
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently announced that the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) approved a federal grant worth $15.5 million to install new electric vehicle charging stations an...
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A U.S. House bill proposes to unify federal and state regulations on fuel economy. The Fuel Economy Harmonization Act, introduced by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MO) and co-sponsored by Rep. Debbie Dingell...
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Following a number of reports that the Trump Administration will push for comprehensive reforms to the U.S. tax code, the American Trucking Association (ATA) released a public statement this week in s...
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) recently issued a statement in conjunction with the European Association of Automotive Suppliers in support of free trade. “Worldwide, vehic...
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U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) recently led a hearing by the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit on the nation’s highway and transit issues. The hearing, Building a 21st Century Infrastructur...
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Globally, 8,000 hybrid electric drive systems are now helping transit buses save fuel and reduce emissions, according to a milestone announcement from producer BAE Systems. The announcement marks ...
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New Flyer of America, Inc, a subsidiary of New Flyer Industries, Inc., recently introduced the next generation of its battery-electric, heavy-duty transit bus called the Xcelsior CHARGE. First unve...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recently announced the individual and organizational winners of the 2017 APTA Awards at this year’s APTA Annual Meeting and Expo in Atlanta, Geo...
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California Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed a bill that will allow San Francisco voters the opportunity to decide on Regional Measure 3 which would raise tolls on bridges. Under the measure, the Ba...
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Public transit is a $66 billion annual industry, according to the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA), with every nine out of 10 trips benefiting the economy directly. Investment ...
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Nationally, the price of gasoline has either held steady or dropped since last week, according to the AAA. The average price is $2.49 a gallon, 18 cents less than the second week of September. ...
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Last year, 37,461 people were killed in vehicle accidents, a 5.6 percent increase from 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
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Rural and small town public transportation ridership increased by nearly 8 percent from 2007 to 2015 despite a population decrease of more than half a million in rural America, a new study by the Amer...
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In response to comments from the Trump Administration that stated excessive regulations had unnecessary costs with few benefits, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) released a s...
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A new report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has found that one in three U.S. adults use infotainment systems while driving--but just two seconds of distraction doubles the risk of a crash....
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South Carolina’s Greenville County was recently awarded a $4 million Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) grant from the Federal Highway Administration ...
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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee recently advanced legislation promoting autonomous vehicle testing and deployment. Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) added three amendments that ...
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Blasting Alibaba’s enforcement against counterfeit products as unsatisfactory, the Auto Care Association has urged the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to relist Alibaba as a notorious...
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The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) board of directors voted during its October meeting to elect officers for the 2018 term. Wes Lutz was elected to the position of chairman. Lutz...
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