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.
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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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Federal Agencies Can Disable Employer Debt TRAPs
Advocacy groups offer a road map for how agencies can use existing authority to ban contracts that force workers to pay employers if they leave their job.
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Massachusetts Blues
It’s not just far-right Republicans who undermine democracy. A majority of voters in the Bay State favor progressive policies, but don’t get them. Why not?
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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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Hard Times in the Back Yard
Bailed-out major airlines have outsourced ground work to subcontractors. Injuries and fatalities on the tarmac are taking off.
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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.