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![Several electric cars sit next to Tesla chargers in front of idyllic red cabins nestled below green mountains]()
![Several electric cars sit next to Tesla chargers in front of idyllic red cabins nestled below green mountains]()
Norway is all in on electric cars. What can the U.S. learn?
Norway’s crusade to eliminate gasoline powered cars was years in the making. Can that achievement be replicated?
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![Passengers at Los Angeles International Airport wait to board Uber vehicles.]()
![Passengers at Los Angeles International Airport wait to board Uber vehicles.]()
Uber’s new shuttles look suspiciously familiar to anyone who’s taken a bus
Beyond the jokes about Uber inventing bus lines are serious questions about what its shuttle service will mean for struggling transit systems, air quality, and congestion.
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![A man in a black shirt and baseball cap stands with his fist raised behind a large banner that reads 'Bankrupt Elon' with an X through the Tesla logo]()
![A man in a black shirt and baseball cap stands with his fist raised behind a large banner that reads 'Bankrupt Elon' with an X through the Tesla logo]()
What Tesla’s massive image problem means for the world’s transition to EVs
Tesla has long been a leader in the electric vehicles market. Now it's facing mounting protests and plummeting sales.
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![Several people, viewed from behind, stand on a subway platform as a silver subway car appears to pull into the station]()
![Several people, viewed from behind, stand on a subway platform as a silver subway car appears to pull into the station]()
How the Trump administration is targeting green transportation in blue states
The Department of Transportation has threatened to pull funding for high-profile climate-friendly projects in California, New York, and Washington, D.C.
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![Collage of cyclist riding in bike lane, dollar bill, and smokestack]()
![Collage of cyclist riding in bike lane, dollar bill, and smokestack]()
The government aims to cut funding for safer streets. Here’s who would be hurt most.
The Department of Transportation considers freezing funding for bike lanes and other pedestrian safety projects as the Trump administration leans into fossil fuels.
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![Aeria view of a parking lot, with three cars parked and one in motion. The unclaimed parking spots say 'EV CHARGING ONLY']()
![Aeria view of a parking lot, with three cars parked and one in motion. The unclaimed parking spots say 'EV CHARGING ONLY']()
Biden had a plan to keep America’s EV chargers in good working order. Trump pulled the plug.
For Americans to adopt electric cars, many experts believe that charging a battery needs to be as convenient as filling a gas tank.
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![A large brownish green lake sits among flat land along the water]()
![A large brownish green lake sits among flat land along the water]()
Plan to build a road with radioactive waste in Florida prompts legal challenge against the EPA
Located east of Tampa, the project involves phosphogypsum, a radioactive, carcinogenic, and toxic waste generated by the fertilizer industry.
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![Electric cars charge as they sit in the snow next to a forest]()
![Electric cars charge as they sit in the snow next to a forest]()
Rural New England needs EV chargers for tourism. The Trump administration is making it harder to build them.
Compared to surrounding states, New Hampshire’s rural communities lag in charging stations, threatening the tourism sector. Suspending federal funds could make it difficult to accelerate construction.
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![An electric charger is plugged into a gray car]()
![An electric charger is plugged into a gray car]()
Trump moves to halt $5B EV-charging program
The administration ordered states to rework plans for using federal EV-charging money, putting hundreds of projects in limbo. Experts say that’s illegal.
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![A wind turbine shown in a filed outside Chicago.]()
![A wind turbine shown in a filed outside Chicago.]()
The odds are Illinois won’t hit its 2030 climate goals
From renewables to EVs to workforce training, the state's journey toward decarbonization has "a long way to go and a short time to get there."
