Transportation committee retains leadership in 119th Congress
Leadership on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will feature some familiar faces in the 119th Congress. Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., will again serve as the committee chairman. Additionally, it was announced this week that Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., will resume his role as ranking member.
Traffic enforcement cameras are on the rise. Here’s where.
Traffic cameras have spread throughout the nation. The spread of these automatic traffic enforcement cameras—especially red-light cameras—has received major backlash. The number of red-light cameras has actually decreased drastically over the past decade amid community opposition and lack of financial viability. Meanwhile, the number of communities with speed cameras has continued to grow.
The Electric Vehicle Transition Could Improve Human Health
The switch to electric vehicles and a greener power grid could cut deaths from car pollution in the U.S. to a quarter of today’s numbers. This number is expected to decline to approximately 1,800 per year by 2050 even without electric vehicles as older cars reach the end of their lifetimes and are replaced by newer vehicles held to stricter emissions standards. But electrifying the passenger car fleet with a renewable-energy power grid could further decrease this number to only 800 deaths a year.
NJ Refusing ‘Generous’ Congestion Pricing Lawsuit $ettlement, Hochul Says
If you believe Gov. Hochul, her New Jersey counterpart is leaving lots of money on the table, which one activist said was just “stubbornness” on his part.
The Most Reliable Hybrids On Sale Right Now
Plug-in hybrids offer a number of advantages over HEV powertrains, with the big one being that they offer all-electric driving with a decent range. The trade-off is that they tend to be a little less reliable than hybrids with no plug-in charging, because they’re a bit more complicated. Hybrids were less trouble-prone than plug-ins, and less trouble-prone than battery-only EVs.