Transportation

The University of Michigan examined the topic, comparing lifetime emissions of battery, hybrid and gas vehicles from the 2025 model year. The electric vehicles should produce fewer greenhouse gases, it found.

The Sacramento-area city has plans to transition its fleet of 1,000 city vehicles and more than 40 buses to electric by 2040. A digital twin is helping leaders learn more about how their conveyances are used.

As calls for service involving electric bikes and scooters rise, municipalities are tightening up regulations on the devices. Leawood and Prairie Village are among the latest to establish age and operational requirements.

A new study by HERE Technologies and SBD Automotive ranks the electric vehicle market in all 50 states, offering insights into the rate of EV adoption and strength of the public charging landscape.

In partnership with the city of Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan will research “cellular vehicle-to-everything” technology and deploy it for testing at 51 sites throughout the city.

Travelers at the Harry Reid International Airport can use biometric data instead of placing their ID in a card reader and having a photo taken. Three airlines are using the system; passengers must be enrolled in TSA PreCheck.

Legislation enacted in 2023 requires new school buses in California to be zero-emission, where feasible, starting in 2035. Some of the county’s more rural districts have expressed trepidation around the transition.

St. Joseph Public Works and Transportation is integrating new AI-powered software called Road AI, a type of specialized road maintenance software capable of detecting defects from cracking to larger potholes.

Collaboration across sectors and at the state and local level, along with education and information campaigns, and infrastructure rebates could help electric vehicle use speed up, experts said.

The company committed to fishing the electric scooters out of local waterways within 24 hours. It also fines people who park them across sidewalks — though prohibited downtown sidewalk riding continues.

While the initial rollout of the EZ A2B app led to some confusion for parents and district staff, administrators say it has put bus drivers and parents at ease by tracking where their student is at any given time.

The company, based in the U.S. and Israel, has launched hardware and apps to help state and local traffic engineers make travel safer. The move reflects the growth of cloud-based gov tech services.

The new app gives riders a single tool for trip planning and fare payment across multiple county transit systems. Nearly two weeks since its launch, it has already been downloaded more than 4,000 times.

City officials said autonomous vehicle company Waymo will begin testing its vehicles in the city. In compliance with state law, a human specialist will be behind the wheel, for now, to take control if needed.

Among its priorities are well-traveled but underserved neighborhoods. Massachusetts has the fourth most stations per capita of any state, but will need to add more EV chargers to meet its climate goals.

The transit management software supplier posted a 36 percent revenue jump last year, according to the latest filings. The company, founded in 2012, wants to join the tiny club of gov tech companies that have gone public.

The California Energy Commission announced $55 million in new funding to develop high-speed electric vehicle charging. Meanwhile, the federal government has restarted a national program to build charging stations.

Town Board members approved a law to address use of electric bicycles and gas-powered dirt bikes on bike paths and walking trails. Police can now issue fines or impound vehicles being used illegally.