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Transportation

Hydrogen trains and trucks are coming — for better or worse

California is about to get its first hydrogen train, and more H₂ vehicles are en route. But their role in decarbonizing transportation is still a matter of debate.

By Maria Gallucci . 1 February 2024

Electric truck parked next to charging station at the Port of Long Beach

EV charging

Big electric-truck charging depots are coming soon to California

With $75.6 million in federal grants, startup WattEV will build three megawatt-scale charging stations aimed at extending the range of heavy-duty EV trucks.

By Jeff St. John . 26 January 2024

A large pink train sits on tracks in front of an office building and next to tall trees

Transportation

Full steam ahead for electric freight trains

Wabtec Corp. unveiled the world's first battery-powered, heavy-haul locomotive this week in Pennsylvania. Freight rail is only just catching up on electrified transportation.

By Maria Gallucci . 3 November 2023

Battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia trucks charging at the Schneider depot in South El Monte, Calif.

Electric vehicles

Electric big rigs are going farther and charging faster

Heavy-duty battery-powered trucks running real cargo on U.S. roads are going hundreds of miles per charge — a good sign for cutting trucking emissions.

By Jeff St. John . 25 September 2023

Air travel

‘E-fuels’ are catching on as a way to decarbonize air travel

Massachusetts-based Lydian is the latest startup to raise funds to produce power-to-liquids fuels, which could emit less CO2 overall than fossil jet fuel.

By Maria Gallucci . 6 September 2023

A hand with pink painted fingernails is seen removing a battery from an e-bike on an outdoor path

Electric vehicles

E-bike manufacturers are fighting right-to-repair. That's a problem

As e-bikes proliferate, companies are embracing battery recycling — but opposing laws that would let consumers repair the bikes themselves.

By Maddie Stone . 14 August 2023

hand with charger, large trucks in the background

EV charging

The grid isn't ready for the EV boom. Can better data fix that?

Utilities lack the necessary data to plan ahead for the coming influx of EV charging. A new data-sharing consortium could help them overcome that obstacle.

By Jeff St. John . 7 August 2023

a woman in a neon green bike helmet stands next to an e-bike as a man in a vest and sunglasses explains its operation

Transportation

Driving less may be as easy as riding a bike — a big electric one

Cargo e-bikes are catching on and could curb U.S. car emissions. Canary Media took a test ride to learn more about this emerging form of transportation.

By Maria Gallucci . 21 June 2023

An artist’s rendering of Forum Mobility’s 96-truck charging depot being built in Livermore, California

EV charging

California is getting its biggest electric truck charging station yet

Forum Mobility is building a 96-truck charging depot in Northern California — a significant step toward the state’s goal of decarbonizing trucking by 2035.

By Jeff St. John . 13 June 2023

Electric vehicles

How US school buses are going electric, in four charts

EVs now make up about 1% of the nation's school bus fleet, but that figure is rising fast thanks in large part to $5 billion in federal funding.

By Jeff St. John . 15 May 2023

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Transportation

Hydrogen trains and trucks are coming — for better or worse

Big electric-truck charging depots are coming soon to California

Full steam ahead for electric freight trains

Electric big rigs are going farther and charging faster

‘E-fuels’ are catching on as a way to decarbonize air travel

E-bike manufacturers are fighting right-to-repair. That's a problem

The grid isn't ready for the EV boom. Can better data fix that?

Driving less may be as easy as riding a bike — a big electric one

California is getting its biggest electric truck charging station yet

How US school buses are going electric, in four charts