EV Charger Push Like 1930s New Deal Airport Boom

Photo: Kevin Dietsch (Getty Images) The White House announced a $325 million investment in three programs aimed at bolstering the country’s electric vehicle infrastructure. As figures indicate that charging stations will reach parity with gas stations by the end of the decade, the federal government is also ensuring that this massive network will be well-maintained. … Read more

Federal EV Plan Will See As Many Charging Stations As Gas Stations By 2030

As the nation continues its slow, occasionally begrudging, march toward electrification of the transportation system, the sticking points seem to be range anxiety, lack of useful charging infrastructure, and ignorance or lack of understanding. While the government can’t really do much about the first one, and the third one is a much bigger problem than … Read more

Almost 200,000 Flights Were Canceled In 2023, But That’s Half As Many As The Year Before

Photo: Watchara Phomicinda/MediaNews Group/The Press-Enterprise (Getty Images) The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced that only 1.2 percent of the 16.3 million flights scheduled last year were canceled, the lowest flight cancellation rate in at least a decade. Cancellations were nearly cut in half compared to 2022, when the rate was 2.3 percent. The … Read more

East Palestine Is Still A Mess A Year After Train Derailment

The small town of East Palestine, Ohio, ended up in the headlines for weeks this February after a Norfolk Southern train hauling dangerous chemicals jumped its tracks and created an environmental nightmare for residents and clean-up crews alike. After almost a year, things are not much better in East Palestine. The 2023 Dodge Challenger Swinger … Read more