Today on TAP: The president’s infrastructure plan and American labor
electric vehicles
Posted inFirst 100
First 100: Biden Infrastructure Plan Would Electrify the Postal Fleet
But the USPS is already moving to upgrade its vehicles without making them fully electric.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Charging Stations Could Drive Electric Vehicles Into a Wall
Can the federal government persuade manufacturers to establish a set of standards for EV plugs, adapters, and software to accelerate the green transition?
Posted inTransportation
Cleaner Air Should Not Require Sheltering in Place
This is the moment to get serious about electric vehicles powered by clean electricity.
Posted inGreen New Deal
Accelerating Equity in Electric Cars
Electric cars will eventually be all cars, but the speed by which they displace conventional cars will depend on making them affordable for low- and middle-income drivers.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Meet (Elon Musk) the New Boss, Same as the Old
Making the future? Tesla’s CEO has dredged up the anti-union shibboleths of America’s robber-baron past.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Transportation Gridlock in the Northeast Bridges over Troubled Partisan Waters
A new Sierra Club survey finds bipartisan agreement on the region’s public transportation woes and support for stronger efforts to deal with air pollution and climate change.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Charge Time: Electric Car Workers Accuse Tesla of Low Pay and Intimidation
Employees at the company’s factory in California are seeking to unionize through United Auto Workers.
