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Cold and ice is set to sweep Texas, raising the risk of power outages and boosting energy demand in what will be the biggest test to the state’s electric grid since last year’s catastrophic blackouts.

In public comments, nearly 500 trade groups and individuals shared with federal regulators ideas and concerns about how to proceed with the Biden administration’s plan to oversee the build-out of 500,000 electronic vehicle charging stations by the end of the decade.

A branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation this month is reviving a research effort to help gain a better understanding of the features and purposes of commercial vehicles on the country’s roadways.

DETROIT — The first mile of a wireless electric vehicle charging public road in the United States will be built in the Motor City.

Regulators in North Dakota have extended a deadline for freight haulers to apply to participate in a pilot program that would allow longer trailer configurations on state roads.

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion Build Back Better plan is “dead,” and any talks on reviving key parts of it must start from scratch.

President Joe Biden wants electric vehicles to account for 50% of new car sales by 2030. But to meet that target he may have to sell the cars to a skeptical demographic: Donald Trump voters.

WASHINGTON — The number of U.S. traffic deaths surged in the first nine months of 2021 to 31,720, the government reported Feb. 1, keeping up a record pace of increased dangerous driving during the coronavirus pandemic.

The national average price for diesel maintained its upward trajectory, climbing 6.6 cents to $3.846 gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released Jan. 31.

PITTSBURGH — The bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh Jan. 28 showed deterioration during a September inspection that was not bad enough to require its closure, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said Jan. 31.