Push to Electrify Federal Fleet Could Yield Billions in Savings by 2030
Shortly after taking office in January, President Joe Biden directed federal agencies to procure “clean, zero-emission vehicles,” but work toward that goal has been slow — just 10...
California Town Bans New Gas Stations to Curb Carbon Emissions
When I wrote about Exxon’s efforts to drive up demand for plastics, I referenced its championing of recycling not as an example of corporate responsibility, but...
How Green Are Electric Vehicles?
Around the world, governments and automakers are promoting electric vehicles as a key technology to curb oil use and fight climate change. General Motors has...
Biden calls for half of new cars to be electric or plug-in hybrids by 2030
The executive order comes as part of a suite of new goals and mandates to cut climate-warming emissions from the auto sector
Biden, in a Push to Phase Out Gas Cars, Tightens Pollution Rules
The president is restoring and strengthening tailpipe emissions regulations from the Obama era and has set a target that half of all vehicles sold in...
Nikola Founder Is Charged With Fraud in Rebuke to Wall Street
In a warning shot to a thriving corner of Wall Street, federal authorities on Thursday filed criminal and civil securities fraud charges against the founder of...
Cleaner Vehicles Achieving a Resilient Technology Transition
A common principle in technology policy is that of ‘technological neutrality’ – that is, setting a policy
Our Irrational Love of Gas Cars Is Going to Bite Us in the Ass
We as a species need to stop burning fossil fuels as quickly as possible. Heat domes in the Pacific Northwest, historic floods in Germany, wildfires...