16 Dec Batteries for Electric Cars Speed Toward Tipping Point According to a survey conducted by BloombergNEF, electric vehicle makers soon will be producing models that are as affordable — and as profitable — as comparable combustion-engine models. Read more...
16 Dec First Hiccups Seen in US Push to Deliver COVID-19 Vaccine The first hiccups in the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. included a holdup in delivering 3,900 shots to two states and the announcement that Pfizer Inc. would deliver almost a million fewer doses next week than are set to ship this week. Read more...
16 Dec Negotiators Near Agreement on Long-Delayed COVID-19 Aid Bill Top congressional leaders are closing in on an agreement on a long-delayed COVID-19 relief package, hoping to seal a deal as early as Dec. 16. Read more...
16 Dec NACFE Report Says Challenges Remain for Broad Fuel Cell Adoption Hydrogen fuel cell technology will likely roll out in heavy-duty trucks over the next five years, but hurdles remain before U.S. motor carriers will adopt them beyond small numbers of test vehicles, according to a new report. Read more...
16 Dec Drones Could Help Bridge the Economic, Social Divides for Vaccine Distribution The challenge of ensuring equitable distribution of the coronavirus vaccine is one of global scale, and the city of Miami provides a backdrop for the social and economic divides that the medical community must overcome. Read more...
16 Dec Retail Sales Fall 1.1% in November for Biggest Drop in Seven Months Retail sales fell 1.1% in November, the biggest drop in seven months, as Americans held back on spending at the start of the holiday shopping season. Read more...
15 Dec Oil Jumps to Highest Mark Since February Amid Stimulus Optimism Oil surged to the highest mark in nearly 10 months in New York alongside a broader market rally as breakthroughs on U.S. stimulus talks combined with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout stoked optimism around a demand revival. Read more...
15 Dec Getting US to Zero Carbon May Cost $2.5 Trillion by 2030 It’s going to take $2.5 trillion in spending over the next decade to get the U.S. on a path to a carbon-free economy, but the transition will help to pay for itself, Princeton University researchers say. Read more...
15 Dec Perspective: Value Feedback to Aid Driver Retention In a year where so much has changed, 2020 has shown some small glimmers of hope regarding driver turnover. Read more...
15 Dec FRA Final Rule Requires State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Plans The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a final rule requiring states to develop, or in some cases, update action plans for highway-rail grade crossings. Read more...