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Wednesday’s Headlines: Fast Tracking Fast Charging Edition
Today, at a Lower East Side garage, the city will unveil four super-fast chargers for use by electric car owners (hint: this is not such good news). Plus all the other stories from yesterday.
September 8, 2021
To Solve the Climate Crisis, We Need to Drive A Lot Less
With all the gasoline vehicles still driving around for the next 15 to 20 years, EVs won’t be able to close the gap in pollution reduction fast enough.
August 13, 2021
Biden’s Climate Vision is Too Focused on EVs — Again

August 7, 2021
An American Buys an E-Bike Every 52 Seconds

July 2, 2021
DEEP DIVE: Here’s Why Electric Vehicles Won’t Save Us

June 19, 2021
Harvard Study: Car Pollution in NYC Claims 1,400 Lives, Billions in Costs
The New York metro area logged 1,404 deaths specifically linked to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O3).
June 8, 2021
Revel Seeks to Create All-Electric Taxi Fleet — But City Says ‘Not So Fast’


April 28, 2021
THAT’S RICH: The Wealthy are Mostly Benefitting from State’s E-Car Rebate
Are we encouraging the switch to electric cars — or just encouraging the rich to switch to electric cars?
April 26, 2021
No, We’re Not Getting a Federal VMT Tax (But Maybe We Should)
Secretary Pete is walking back a statement that suggested a switch from a gas tax to a mileage tax — but he certainly sparked a conversation about the future of the innovative funding mechanism that's unlikely to die down soon.
March 31, 2021
Tuesday’s Headlines: A Mix of Strategies Edition
We start with a hat-tip to the Wall Street Journal, then move onto other news on a slow day.
March 23, 2021