It鈥檚 only an idea for now, but Pennsylvania鈥檚 proposed switch from a fuel tax to a miles-driven fee to help generate more money for transportation could be a boon for the trucking industry.
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Why Southern California Is the New EV Mecca
California is fast becoming a leading research, design and manufacturing center for electric vehicles, and Southern California has an outsized part in that development.
August 2, 2021Pennsylvania Truckers Object to Proposed Doubling of Registration Fee
Pennsylvania鈥檚 transportation funding panel has proposed gas-tax alternative options that include a doubling of vehicle registration fees, which a state trucking leader said would lead to interstate trucking companies registering their trucks in other states.
July 29, 2021Minnesota Adopts CARB Standards
Minnesota is the latest state 鈥 and the first in the Midwest 鈥 to adopt California鈥檚 stricter tailpipe emission standards and mandate for automakers to get more zero-emission vehicles onto sales lots.
July 27, 2021Indiana Gives Utilities $5.5 Million to Build EV Charging Network
If you build it, they will come. At least that鈥檚 what the state of Indiana and its utilities are hoping for when it comes to charging stations and electric vehicles.
July 19, 2021Sen. Manchin Cites 鈥楪rave Concerns鈥 About US 鈥楪oing to the EV鈥
WASHINGTON 鈥 U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a conservative Democrat whose vote is key to any infrastructure deal in the narrowly divided Senate, expressed 鈥済rave concerns鈥 June 15 about the Biden administration鈥檚 drive to boost adoption of electric vehicles.
June 16, 2021Bill to Boost EV Tax Credits to $12,500 Passes Senate Panel
WASHINGTON 鈥 Legislation that would raise consumer tax credits for electric vehicles to $12,500 for the next five years passed a Senate committee May 26.
May 28, 2021In California, Gas Taxes Are Rising While Repairs Are Lagging
Four years after the California Legislature boosted the gas tax in order to fix the state鈥檚 crumbling roads and bridges, California has spent billions and made some progress in repairs, but officials now say the funding is sufficient to complete less than half of the work needed.
May 24, 2021For Tesla Owners, Colonial Pipeline Hack Was No Big Deal
Automotive historians may look back on May 2021 as a tipping point in the evolution of electric vehicles.
May 24, 2021At Ford Visit, Biden Says Future of Autos Is Electric
Without mentioning his predecessor鈥檚 name, President Joe Biden criticized former President Donald Trump while visiting a Ford Motor Co. plant in Dearborn, Mich., on May 18, saying Trump鈥檚 rollback of fuel standards delayed an inevitable move to electric vehicles.
May 18, 2021