Revel Seeks to Create All-Electric Taxi Fleet — But City Says ‘Not So Fast’
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Revel wants to take things to the next level — but the city says no.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Electric Cars
THAT’S RICH: The Wealthy are Mostly Benefitting from State’s E-Car Rebate
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Are we encouraging the switch to electric cars — or just encouraging the rich to switch to electric cars?
No, We’re Not Getting a Federal VMT Tax (But Maybe We Should)
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Secretary Pete is walking back a statement that suggested a switch from a gas tax to a mileage tax — but he certainly sparked a conversation about the future of the innovative funding mechanism that's unlikely to die down soon.
Tuesday’s Headlines: A Mix of Strategies Edition
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We start with a hat-tip to the Wall Street Journal, then move onto other news on a slow day.
Lithium Mining and the Hidden Environmental Costs of EVs
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The Green New Deal is clearly better than our carbon-based catastrophic course. But it also depends on massive amounts of lithium — and extracting it will carry a big environmental cost of its own.
KOMANOFF: Beware the EV Congestion Boomerang
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So, policymakers, be careful what you wish for when EVs are concerned: If congestion increases because of an exemption for electric vehicles, a primary benefit of congestion pricing disappears.