Infrastructure
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A new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy urges regulators and utilities to make the grid operate more efficiently. There are ways, experts said, to absorb part of data centers’ growth. -
The local government’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appropriate the funds for a “comprehensive technology infrastructure remediation project.” It comes in response to a critical IT outage last summer.
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National Grid is expected to install the devices for 121,000 customers in the city. They will enable people to track energy usage via a portal, and will immediately alert the utility to power outages.
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Hydrogen fuel costs about $25 per kilogram, which is still too expensive for heavy-duty fleets to easily transition over to hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. The cost displaces advantages over other alternative technologies.
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The state will award more than $18 million in program funds for the 27 fast charging stations along seven of the interstate corridors, including interstates 70 and 75, Gov. Mike DeWine announced this week.
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Major pieces of domestic policy like the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act are advancing hydrogen energy technology. A change to who occupies the White House could alter this course.
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If the city’s plan to replace 147 fossil fuel vehicles with electric vehicles is implemented, city staff said it could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 12,000 metric tons over the life of the new fleet.
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Gov. Jay Inslee is calling for more speed cameras across the state to combat the rise in fatal traffic collisions. Data shows a lack of progress in the state plan to eliminate fatal and serious injury collisions by 2030.
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A new report ranks states for their transition to electric vehicles. California leads the list, followed by New York, largely because of the Empire State’s robust plans to transition all of its school buses to zero-emission vehicles.
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A coalition of electric vehicle charging companies is pushing back against a utility provider’s plan to build a public charging network over the next three years while offering other rebates and programs.
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Audi will team up with Spoke Safety in Peachtree Corners, Ga., to further develop connected vehicle technologies to communicate information related to vulnerable road users like cyclists and pedestrians.
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The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, which oversees more than 40 transit agencies in the state, has partnered with technology provider Via to give all agencies access to the Remix planning platform.
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As transit agencies brainstorm how to better serve communities that have been reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, they are taking a look at how technology can help to lower the barrier for ridership and deliver new outcomes.
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The robotaxi industry is being allowed to move too fast and break things, officials say, putting more robotaxis on streets even as they prove inept at dealing with firetrucks, ambulances and police cars.
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During a demonstration flight last month at Travis Air Force base in Fairfield, Calif., an automated plane took off and landed without human assistance, offering a glimpse into the future of flight.
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A newly published report by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation outlines the looming challenges behind transitioning the heavy-duty trucking sector to electric vehicles.
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Grant programs like the Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation program and Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation are advancing transportation and transit improvement tech projects across the country.
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With thousands of new electric automobiles hitting the road every day, office to apartment building owners are facing pressure to provide charging stations and are lagging far behind the adoption rates.
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Forum Mobility is developing a charging depot to support up to 96 electric drayage trucks serving the port of Oakland in the California Bay Area. Projects like this one are essential to meeting the state’s electric trucking requirements.
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Of the more than 140 people killed by drivers who fled the scene in the California capital since 2018, dozens died on aging, busy corridors designed years ago with pedestrians and bicyclists as an afterthought.
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Peachtree Corners has launched a new collaboration with Spoke to transform roadway safety and rider connectivity by delivering the first-ever Internet-connected ecosystem for vulnerable road users.
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