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Michael J. Coren
Infrastructure
Two Electric Utilities Have Promised to Go 100% Carbon-Free
The shift is in part driven by cities' policies.
Infrastructure
The Trump Administration’s Solar Tariffs Haven’t Stopped America’s Switch To Solar
The number of utility-scale solar projects being built in the U.S. has “exploded."
Infrastructure
California Will Allow One Company to Ditch Humans for Self-Driving Cars
Waymo calls the move a milestone for the company's self-driving fleet.
Tech & Data
All New Homes in California May Soon Have Solar Panels
Critics of the mandate warn home prices will escalate.
Infrastructure
Booming U.S. Cities Are Fueling the Rise of Super Commuting
These days, it's not uncommon for workers headed to New York City to start their day 90 miles away in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Infrastructure
This Electric Scooter Mayhem Sounds Just Like When Cars Were First Introduced
Scooters are not killers (yet), but the anger they’ve inspired echoes that which accompanied the arrival of the first automobiles.
Public Safety
States Where You’re Most Likely to Be Texting While Driving
And iPhone users are the worst offenders.
Management
California's Solar Sector Is Cooling Off
Analysts expect expansion to continue in emerging markets Utah, Texas, South Carolina and Florida.
Tech & Data
Utilities Are Paying Their Customers to Buy Electric Vehicles
With few alternatives, utilities are spending their money—and carmakers’ cash—to get people hooked on batteries.
Tech & Data
A Blue-Collar Version of Silicon Valley Takes Root in the Midwest
After years in the doldrums, the fortunes of Midwestern metro areas are rising.
Finance
When You Give Alaskans a Universal Basic Income, They Still Keep Working
Public support for the Alaska Permanent Fund has deepened in the past generation, despite the prospect of raising taxes.
Tech & Data
Statehouses Are the New Arena in the Battle for Net Neutrality
“We simply cannot have 50 different state regulations governing our internet–consumers expect and demand a single, consistent, common-sense approach,” wrote US Telecom president and CEO Jonathan Spalter in an email.
Smart Cities
One Chinese City Has More Electric Buses Than All of America’s Biggest Cities Have Buses
The transition away from transit powered by fossil fuels is happening at a slower pace in the U.S. and Europe.
Smart Cities
Here Are All the Cities Piloting Self-Driving Cars
A total of 23 U.S. cities are piloting or preparing for autonomous vehicles. Is yours one?
Infrastructure
An Electric Bus Just Snagged a World Record by Driving 1,100 Miles on a Single Charge
Range anxiety? Get an 18-ton electric bus.
Smart Cities
When Will Self-Driving Electric Cars Make Conventional Cars Worthless?
We're entering a new era where transportation is an on-demand mobility service, not a product. Most owners will become real-time renters.
Infrastructure
The U.S. Is Using so Much Solar Power That It Will Have to Prepare for the August Eclipse
The eclipse is expected to knock out about 70 megawatts a minute.
Tech & Data
Orlando Wants to Turn Its Entire City Into a Theme Park for Self-Driving Cars
Tourists and the defense and tech industries will be offered a chance to test the vehicles.
Tech & Data
New York Wants to Put a Virtual Power Plant on 300 Rooftops
This $15 million pilot, part of New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision, seeks to transform these distributed solar power into single source of electricity.
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