Transportation

Inside Clean Energy: E-bike Sales and Sharing are Booming. But Can They Help Take Cars off the Road?

E-bikes, already taking off during the pandemic, are getting a big boost from states that hope they will reduce driving, energy consumption and emissions.

By James Pothen

Qantas Says Synthetic Fuel Could Power Long Flights by Mid-2030s

By James Fernyhough, The Financial Times

In South Asia, Vehicle Exhaust, Agricultural Burning and In-Home Cooking Produce Some of the Most Toxic Air in the World

By Zoha Tunio

Climate Change Poses a Huge Threat to Railroads. Environmental Engineers Have Ideas for How to Combat That

By Leah Campbell

As States Move to Electrify Their Fleets, Activists Demand Greater Environmental Justice Focus

By Kristoffer Tigue

Why the Luster on Once-Vaunted ‘Smart Cities’ Is Fading

By Jim Robbins, Yale Environment 360

Inside Clean Energy: In the Year of the Electric Truck, Some Real Talk from Texas Auto Dealers

By Dan Gearino

Toyota to Spend $35 Billion on Electric Push in an Effort to Take on Tesla

By Eri Sugiura and Leo Lewis, The Financial Times

Inside Clean Energy: Batteries Got Cheaper in 2021. So How Close Are We to EVs That Cost Less than Gasoline Vehicles?

By Dan Gearino

Inside Clean Energy: Electric Vehicles Are Having a Banner Year. Here Are the Numbers

By Dan Gearino

New York’s ‘Deliveristas’ Are at the Forefront of Cities’ Sustainable Transportation Shake-up

By Delger Erdenesanaa

Q&A: A Sustainable Transportation Advocate Explains Why Bikes and Buses, Not Cars, Should Be the Norm

By Delger Erdenesanaa

In Philadelphia, Mass Transit Officials Hope Redesigning Bus Routes Will Boost Post-Pandemic Ridership

By Daelin Brown

Biden Tightens Auto Emissions Standards, Reversing Trump, and Aims for a Quantum Leap on Electric Vehicles by 2030

By Dan Gearino, Marianne Lavelle, Nicholas Kusnetz

The Solid-State Race: Legacy Automakers Reach for Battery Breakthrough

By Dan Gearino

In a Major Move Away From Fossil Fuels, General Motors Aims to Stop Selling Gasoline Cars and SUVs by 2035

By Dan Gearino

Is Trump Holding Congestion Pricing in New York City Hostage?

By Ilana Cohen

Airbus Hopes to Be Flying Hydrogen-Powered Jetliners With Zero Carbon Emissions by 2035

By Leto Sapunar

In a Bold Move, California’s Governor Issues Ban on Gasoline-Powered Cars as of 2035

By Dan Gearino