Transportation

LONDON (AP) — The British government on Saturday ordered an investigation into the country's “energy resilience” after an electrical substation fire shut Heathrow Airport for almost a day and raised concerns about the U.K.'s ability to withstand disasters or attacks on critical... Read More

SEATTLE — Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson said Thursday that he’s delaying the hybrid-electric conversion of two of the state’s largest ferries until after the upcoming World Cup in 2026. Ferguson’s decision means the state is on course to restore... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy is easing restrictions on the use of liquefied natural gas as a marine fuel to power vessels. The department’s actions effectively rescind an order issued in the waning days of the Biden administration that... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration revoked federal approval of New York City’s controversial congestion pricing program, killing a plan imposed to reduce traffic in midtown Manhattan and pay for upgrades to the city’s aged mass transit system. The program, which... Read More

TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is developing and making electric vehicles and EV batteries in China, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday, under a new partnership with the Shanghai government. Toyota Motor Corp. also announced it will start producing batteries for EVs, hybrids... Read More

DALLAS (AP) — Another blast of winter storms in the U.S. on Thursday closed schools, snarled flights and put millions of residents across the South under warnings of snow and freezing rain that could cause dangerous travel conditions. Texas schools canceled classes... Read More

WASHINGTON — Geoff Cooper, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, is calling it “a real head-scratcher.” A week ago Tuesday, a long-sought-after piece of legislation allowing for the year-round sale of lower-cost, cleaner-burning E15 fuel was part of... Read More

WASHINGTON — The methods currently used to predict the lifecycles of electric vehicle batteries may be just fine for laboratory applications, but they’re apparently dramatically underestimating how long these batteries last when subject to normal use by real-world drivers, a... Read More

DETROIT (AP) — If President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his threat to kill federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases, it's likely that fewer buyers will choose EVs. Yet tax credits or not, auto companies show no intention of... Read More

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Workers who clean airplanes, remove trash and help with wheelchairs at Charlotte's airport went on strike Monday during a busy week of Thanksgiving travel to demand higher wages. The Service Employees International Union announced the strike in a... Read More

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — The Grand Canyon Railway, which has been providing tourists with scenic adventures into its namesake national park since 1901, has been awarded a $3.4 million grant to convert one of its classic diesel locomotives into one running... Read More

WASHINGTON — Certification rules the Federal Aviation Administration finalized on Tuesday would allow air taxi companies to carry urban passengers on vertical takeoff and landing flights as soon as next year. The three main commercial air taxi companies say the... Read More

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Orange life jackets bobbed in the water, where bystanders rushed to form a human chain for passing survivors to safety. Others shouldered the task of wrapping bodies in blankets and carrying them to shore. The frantic scene... Read More

WASHINGTON — Legislation approved unanimously this week by the District of Columbia Council would make the nation’s capital a leader in installing infrastructure for electric vehicles. The “right to charge” law would require installation of EV charging stations at multi-unit... Read More

SEATTLE (AP) — Aircraft assembly workers walked off the job early Friday at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere after union members voted overwhelmingly to go on strike and reject a tentative contract that would have increased wages by 25% over four... Read More

NEW YORK — The City of New York has won a $15 million federal grant that will enable it to build out what is believed to be the largest curbside electric vehicle charging program in the nation. The receipt of... Read More

WASHINGTON — Aerospace workers and government investigators at a National Transportation Safety Board hearing Tuesday in Washington, D.C., laid the blame on Boeing employees and its management for the Jan. 5 blowout of a door plug on an Alaska Airlines... Read More

Boeing named a longtime aerospace industry veteran as its next chief executive, who will take over a company that has been rocked by legal, regulatory and production problems. Robert “Kelly” Ortberg, 64, a former CEO at aerospace supplier Rockwell Collins,... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The world’s first hydrogen-powered commercial passenger ferry will start operating on San Francisco Bay as part of plans to phase out diesel-powered vessels and reduce planet-warming carbon emissions, California officials said Friday, demonstrating the ship. The... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is providing $1.7 billion in grants to at-risk or already shuttered factories in eight states to begin producing electric vehicles and other clean energy technology. The grants, which will be administered by the U.S. Department... Read More

WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest national trade association for the trucking industry is throwing its support behind a Republican effort to urge the Environmental Protection Agency to put the brakes on newly announced emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles. Unveiled in... Read More

WASHINGTON — With a record number of Americans anticipated to hit the road this Independence Day weekend, the Energy Department on Tuesday announced the completion of a 1-million-barrel sale from the Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve that should ease price pressures... Read More

WASHINGTON — More than two dozen states sued the Biden administration on Monday, challenging its push to encourage consumers to transition to electric vehicles. The lawsuit, filed in the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, seeks to block a new... Read More

WASHINGTON — A Senate panel strategized Tuesday during a hearing on ways to stimulate transit-oriented development with government funding. Transit-oriented development refers to urban planning that integrates high-density residential, commercial and recreational spaces within walking distance of public transit hubs.... Read More

LORDSTOWN, Ohio — UAW workers at an Ohio plant that supplies the battery cells for General Motors electric vehicles have overwhelmingly approved a new contract that ensures significant raises and better health and safety protections. The new contract for workers... Read More

BALTIMORE (AP) — Authorities anticipate commercial shipping traffic through the Port of Baltimore will soon return to normal levels after the channel fully reopened this week for the first time since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. “They are back... Read More

AKTUN TUYUL CAVE SYSTEM, Mexico (AP) — Rays of sunlight slice through pools of crystal water as clusters of fish cast shadows on the limestone below. Arching over the emerald basin are walls of stalactites dripping down the cavern ceiling,... Read More

TOKYO (AP) — “An engine reborn.” That's how Japanese automaker Toyota introduced plans to cast a futuristic spin on the traditional internal combustion engine. During a three-hour presentation at a Tokyo hall Tuesday, the car manufacturer giant announced it would... Read More

WASHINGTON — If one wanted further proof that the Yamaha Motor Corporation wants to stake a major claim in the hydrogen-powered vehicle market, they only needed to check out the vehicle in a curbside parking spot outside the Capitol Hill... Read More

WASHINGTON — After days of debate over amendments that had nothing to do with air travel and were ultimately shelved, the Senate on Thursday night passed the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill in resounding, bipartisan fashion. The final vote, which... Read More