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Seven Western states agree to ease electric vehicle travel
The governors of seven Western states have signed an agreement to create a plan for electric vehicles traveling major highways through their states. âWith more than 20,000 electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids already on the roads in Western states, the electrification of these major corridors is expected to reduce range anxiety and drive further adoption [âŚ]
October 18, 2017
Construction Equipment
Fuel cell research leads to breakthrough on more powerful batteries for electric vehicles
Itâs no secret that the biggest hindrance to todayâs battery technology is what the majority of the batteries that power our computers, phones, smartwatches and, increasingly, cars, are made of: lithium. After 20 years of hybrid car development and selling thousands of Priuses, Toyota may be more familiar with the frustrations of wrangling a highly unstable [âŚ]
May 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Do Teslaâs 200K+ Model 3 pre-orders signal the shift to electric on U.S. highways?
With many pundits calling it the U.S electric car manufacturerâs most important product to date, Tesla this past weekend unveiled the highly anticipated Model 3. And if pre-orders are any indication of how the car will change the landscape of Amerian highways, the shift to electric may soon be upon us. Though hybrids and cars with [âŚ]
April 4, 2016
Roadbuilding
Foxx says USDOT has no plans for national regulations on autonomous cars
Driverless cars might be the way of the future, but the U.S. Department of Transportation has no plans to speed down that road. Well, not yet at least. According to The Detroit News, U.S. DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx said at the CES Trade Show on Thursday that while itâs not out of the question for lawmakers in [âŚ]
January 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
USDOT joins Workplace Charging Challenge for plug-in electric vehicles
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is the first federal agency to join the U.S. Department of Energyâs (DOE) Workplace Charging Challenge to make charging available for employee plug-in electric vehicles. The effort is nationwide for USDOT buildings, with the agency planning to provide 500 Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment over 10 years. More than 185 [âŚ]
November 19, 2015
Equipment
How big data and the electric car reveal the future of heavy equipment emissions regulations
Recently I came across a map of the United States published by The Atlanticâs CityLab site that showed where electric vehicles (EVs) were most and least beneficial in terms of reducing air pollution. This map and the thinking behind it is an example of how big data is changing how policy makers will govern many aspects of [âŚ]
July 9, 2015
Construction Equipment
POLL: Diesel? Hydrogen? Electricity? What will fuel future highways?
With road-legal self-driving trucks and an economically-feasible way to harness solar energy and go off the power grid being a part of our present and no longer possibilities of a far-off future, we got to thinking: whatâs the fuel of the future going to be? Electricity sure seems to be making a pretty strong case with Tesla [âŚ]
May 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
Technology is changing transportation at high speed. How DOTs can adapt now
As the world changes with the rapid advancement of connected devices and technologies, so must the transportation industry. In a business area where change is sluggish, departments of transportation across the country must adapt quickly to the evolving technologies that are going to impact their operations and budget. Connectedness. Big Data. Automation. There are at [âŚ]
April 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
Report: Apple is working on an electric car to take on Tesla
After rumors began swirling last week about a potential foray by Apple into the car business, the Wall Street Journal is now reporting that the tech giant is working on an electric car. Dubbed âTitan,â the electric car project has âhundredsâ of employees dedicated to it, though the Journal notes, âApple ultimately could decide not to proceed with [âŚ]
February 17, 2015
Business
Tesla gigafactory will create 3,000 construction jobs in Nevada
Tesla, the successful and growing American electric car company, has tapped Reno, Nevada as the site of its massive $5 billion gigafactory where it will make batteries for its vehicles. To woo Tesla, Nevada offered $1.25 billion in tax incentives over the next 20 years. The stateâs lawmakers are meeting in a special session today [âŚ]
September 10, 2014
Roadbuilding
Top 5 Cities for Electric Cars
Some of the cities on this list are probably obvious, but I was surprised about a few of the cities on this âTop 5â list from Clean Technica. Here are the five cities where youâre most likely to see someone charging up their car: Los Angeles, California San Francisco, California New York City Seattle, Washington [âŚ]
August 26, 2013
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Watch this tank utterly destroy a Toyota Prius
Among folks who know cars, who love driving cars and appreciate what true pieces of art automobiles can be, there isnât much love for the Toyota Prius. Itâs ugly, isnât a whole lot of fun to driveâand yet is extremely popular. And on the other end of the spectrum are tanks. Theyâre big, powerful and [âŚ]
July 5, 2013
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