Transportation

Electric vehicles

Chart: Which states have the most electric school buses?

More students than ever are headed to class on an electric, emissions-free school bus this September. But only a fraction of U.S. school buses are EVs today.

By Dan McCarthy . 20 September 2024

Transportation

United Airlines set to start using low-carbon jet fuel at O’Hare airport

The firm purchased up to 1 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel for flights at the Chicago airport, a meaningful expansion of SAF use in the U.S.

By Aaron Mok . 7 August 2024
Transportation

Is the country’s e-scooter experiment working? The results are mixed

Electric scooters and other micromobility solutions can help reduce transit emissions — but it depends on how they’re deployed, used and managed.

By Syris Valentine . 16 April 2024
Electric vehicles

How to electrify trucking in the US, one step at a time

The Biden administration wants to promote electric long-haul trucks by focusing heavy-duty charging investments on key hubs and highways. Here's the plan.

By Jeff St. John . 21 March 2024
Transportation

Is CARB staff blocking reform at California’s clean transport program?

Members of the agency’s board have raised concerns about the role biofuels play in its Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Critics say CARB's staff hasn’t acted on them.

By Jeff St. John . 14 March 2024
Transportation

Critics question assumptions at core of California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard

State regulators have entered "speculative territory" in forecasting biofuel and EV needs into the 2040s, climate scientists say — and they want to see the data.

By Jeff St. John . 13 March 2024
Transportation

Hydrogen trains and trucks are coming — for better or worse

California is about to get its first hydrogen train, and more H₂ vehicles are en route. But their role in decarbonizing transportation is still a matter of debate.

By Maria Gallucci . 1 February 2024
EV charging

Big electric-truck charging depots are coming soon to California

With $75.6 million in federal grants, startup WattEV will build three megawatt-scale charging stations aimed at extending the range of heavy-duty EV trucks.

By Jeff St. John . 26 January 2024
Transportation

Full steam ahead for electric freight trains

Wabtec Corp. unveiled the world's first battery-powered, heavy-haul locomotive this week in Pennsylvania. Freight rail is only just catching up on electrified transportation.

By Maria Gallucci . 3 November 2023
Electric vehicles

Electric big rigs are going farther and charging faster

Heavy-duty battery-powered trucks running real cargo on U.S. roads are going hundreds of miles per charge — a good sign for cutting trucking emissions.

By Jeff St. John . 25 September 2023
Air travel

‘E-fuels’ are catching on as a way to decarbonize air travel

Massachusetts-based Lydian is the latest startup to raise funds to produce power-to-liquids fuels, which could emit less CO2 overall than fossil jet fuel.

By Maria Gallucci . 6 September 2023