Consumers can get the $7,500 federal rebate on any EV, no matter where its parts are made, if they lease, which auto dealers quite like.
Transportation
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Department of Transportation Issues $140 Million Fine for 2022 Southwest Holiday Meltdown
The company will compensate customers who experience major delays or cancellations with travel vouchers, over and above offsetting all costs from the disruptions.
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The Second Wave of Airline Concentration
After the biggest companies used mergers a decade ago to dominate, now the lower-tier competitors are getting into the game. But they face headwinds from federal regulators.
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North Carolina Fuels a Microtransit Revolution
Public, on-demand ridesharing networks revitalize travel in exurban communities.
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The Cybertruck Is the Dumbest Thing I’ve Ever Seen
Elon Musk enters his Caligula era.
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Escaping Public-Transit Quagmires
New York City moves to overcome its public-transit dysfunction and is on the road to stability. Boston, not so much.
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Taking Control of the Vehicle
The National Transportation Safety Board wants to mandate anti-speeding technology. It sounds like a no-brainer, but the opportunities for cybersecurity breaches are greater.
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Freeway Disaster Presents Hurdle for Newsom’s National Ambitions
Pennsylvania’s governor delivered after his state’s highway fire five months ago. Newsom’s crisis with the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles is significantly more complicated.
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Corporate Capture in California
The state DMV went to extreme lengths to shield Waymo from having to release any information about how it obtained permits for self-driving taxis in San Francisco.
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A Potential End to Monopolizing the Rails
The nation’s rail regulator proposes that shippers receiving poor service can get a competitor to carry their goods.
