Transportation

Transportation

Massachusetts should uphold the state’s clean car rules, advocates say

Gov. Maura Healey’s administration has already delayed plans for ramping up zero-emissions medium- and heavy-duty truck sales.

By Sarah Shemkus . 1 May 2025
EV charging

New charging depots help SoCal’s electric trucks go further

More charging sites mean that electric trucks can extend their range and do more daily routes, boosting e-freight economics in the face of Trump administration headwinds.

By Jeff St. John . 30 April 2025
Electric vehicles

Chicago community group advances EVs, despite federal setbacks

The Bronzeville Community Development Partnership is working to foster clean transportation innovation in a historic hub for electric vehicles.

By Audrey Henderson . 14 March 2025
Electric vehicles

Electric school buses could help power Illinois’ grid

ComEd is preparing a vehicle-to-grid pilot program in which school districts will sell power to the grid by discharging parked electric school bus batteries.

By Kari Lydersen . 26 February 2025
EV charging

Trump wants to end the $7.5B bipartisan EV-charger buildout. Can he?

The new administration has targeted federal EV-charging grants that are helping build chargers on highways and in "charging deserts" in red and blue states alike.

By Jeff St. John . 30 January 2025
Electric vehicles

Chart: Which states have the most electric school buses?

More students than ever are headed to class on an electric, emissions-free school bus this September. But only a fraction of U.S. school buses are EVs today.

By Dan McCarthy . 20 September 2024
Transportation

United Airlines set to start using low-carbon jet fuel at O’Hare airport

The firm purchased up to 1 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel for flights at the Chicago airport, a meaningful expansion of SAF use in the U.S.

By Aaron Mok . 7 August 2024
Transportation

Is the country’s e-scooter experiment working? The results are mixed

Electric scooters and other micromobility solutions can help reduce transit emissions — but it depends on how they’re deployed, used and managed.

By Syris Valentine . 16 April 2024
Electric vehicles

How to electrify trucking in the US, one step at a time

The Biden administration wants to promote electric long-haul trucks by focusing heavy-duty charging investments on key hubs and highways. Here's the plan.

By Jeff St. John . 21 March 2024
Transportation

Is CARB staff blocking reform at California’s clean transport program?

Members of the agency’s board have raised concerns about the role biofuels play in its Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Critics say CARB's staff hasn’t acted on them.

By Jeff St. John . 14 March 2024