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What Transportation Priorities Could Get Cut Under the GOP’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ Budget Bill
Hint: a bloodbath for EVs, reconnecting communities, and environmental reviews.
May 28, 2025
Trump’s ‘EV Mandate’ Does Not Exist. But Car Dependency Does — And We Can End It
The new president has sworn to unravel Biden's EV plans. But would they have been enough to decarbonize the transportation sector without confronting how much Americans drive?
January 27, 2025
DOT E-Bike Charging Pilot is a Success as City Plans More
"The goal should be to increase e-bike usage and to make sure battery charging and storage is done outside of dangerous areas," one charging advocate said.
November 25, 2024
EVs — What Are They Good For?
U.S. electric vehicles are only slightly less harmful to the environment and society than conventional gasoline cars, according to a new analysis.
October 15, 2024
Opinion: Design EV Charging Around NYC Streets, Not the Other Way Around
As the CEO of an electric vehicle charging post maker, I admit that Streetsblog has a point about streetscape issues. But we're committed to getting it right.
September 30, 2024
Plugging Away: City Gets Big Biden Bucks for More EV Fueling Stations at the Curb
The city has won a $15-million grant to install hundreds more electric car chargers in the curbside lane, preventing any other use of that space for generations.
August 29, 2024
DOT Official: All Our Free Parking Justifies Keeping Curb Space for EVs
If only someone could do something about the parking!
May 9, 2024
POWER PLAY: City Moves to Put Thousands More E-Car Chargers on the Sidewalk
We should stop and think before giving over curbside space to car drivers, a mistake the city made in the 1950s.
February 22, 2024
Should We Stop Subsidizing EVs For All and Focus on ‘Super-Drivers’?
Ten percent of U.S. drivers use 35 percent of our fuel. But EV subsidies miss these "super-users" and reinforce car dependency.
January 30, 2024
Elon Musk’s Cybertruck is the Perfect Killing Machine
The Cybertruck represents a lot of what's wrong with the U.S. transportation system — even as it purports to address those problems.
December 4, 2023
