FutureStructure
Coverage of efforts to develop smart, connected and integrated infrastructure that makes more efficient use of resources and improves citizen quality of life. This includes topics like connected infrastructure and self-driving cars, as well as the policies that surround them.
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Traveling across the West in an electric car turned out to have unexpected thrills, and occasional frustrations. Our reporter found that the chargers were out there — but connecting with them sometimes meant taking the long way around. -
The 20-year contract will enable the purchase of solar photovoltaic energy and battery storage from Bonanza Solar. It moves the city closer to sourcing electricity from carbon-free sources by the end of 2030 and replacing coal-fired energy.
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The new trains, which will run during off-peak times, consist of two rail cars that can hold up to 112 passengers. Metra touted the trains as more economical and environmentally friendly than their diesel counterparts.
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The Milwaukee County Transit System in Wisconsin is using a software-as-a-service solution to improve fare payments and trip-planning. The system is not unlike ones found in larger, more transit-reliant cities.
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The company’s software helps governments fill in gaps in their public transportation programs via services that resemble Uber. Los Angeles recently partnered with RideCo to boost transit options.
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A Florida bill would allow gas stations to be more competitive in the electric vehicle charging market by making it illegal for investor-owned utilities to pass the cost of EV charging infrastructure to their customers.
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With a recent law banning the sale of gas-powered light vehicles in New York taking effect in 2035, the state has 13 years to create an infrastructure capable of recharging the millions of EVs.
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Thanks to the bipartisan infrastructure bill, Pennsylvania could receive as much as $25 million in federal money to make its highways more electric vehicle-ready via the installation of strategically located chargers.
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The U.S. departments of transportation and energy have issued guidance to states as the government takes on the ambitious goal of building out a national electric vehicle charging network in the next five years.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced a pilot that will make three Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus routes free starting next month. The city is using federal relief dollars to fund the pilot.
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Electreon, an Israeli technology company, will develop an electric road system pilot project across a one-mile stretch of Detroit roadway to charge electric vehicles as they drive.
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Ford Motor Co. this week began shipping its new all-electric E-Transit cargo van from its Kansas City assembly plant in Missouri to customers located across the U.S., the automaker said Tuesday.
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The California Public Utilities Commission has proposed a monthly fee for those who use rooftop solar systems. A recent economic analysis indicates the fee would put a huge dent into the state's solar market by 2024.
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Ford Motor Co.'s vision for the campus it's anchoring around the former Michigan Central Depot continues to take shape, with tech giant Google announcing it has signed on to be part of the developing mobility district.
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Top officials from the U.S. departments of Energy and Transportation outlined some of the strategy behind deploying 500,000 public charging ports for electric vehicles at the National EV Charging Summit last month.
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As the federal government tries to force automakers to make EVs over the next decade, that truck strategy is diverging even further as a divide has opened between offering hybrids and battery-powered EVs.
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Under Michigan Rep. Brenda Lawrence’s bill, a $50 million program in the Department of Transportation would distribute grants of up to $5 million for static or dynamic electric vehicle charging projects.
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Across the country, legislatures in blue and red states are considering bills to bolster charging infrastructure, expand consumer incentives, electrify state fleets or mandate charging stations in new buildings.
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The Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority observed another decline in fixed-route bus ridership in 2021. To survive the future, the agency may have to rethink how it utilizes resources and meets customer demand.
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More than $12 million has been added to the state’s Drive Clean Rebate program to help consumers save up to $2,000 on the purchase of an EV and $2.7 million has been awarded to local government efforts to embrace EVs.
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After years of running on diesel, four electric buses hit the streets last week, an effort from the city to continue making progress in line with its Climate Action Plan and goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
