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Electric Car Owners Struggle to Find a Charge

Which comes first: the electric car or the charger?

Electric Vehicles Drive to Back Up the Grid

Can electric cars provide reliable power to the U.S. grid?

Railways and Mass Transit Move People and Goods, 1915

Hyliion Takes Top Prize at National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition

Yesterday, Hyliion took home the grand prize at the Department of Energy’s National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition in Washington, DC.

New Rules Would Cut Pollution from Buses, Big Rigs

New EPA regulations for heavy duty vehicles could reduce fuel consumption by 24 percent

Railways and Mass Transit Move People and Goods, 1915 [Slide Show]

Inventions: 70 Years That Changed the World, 1845–1915

War and Automobile Advertising, 1915

Inventions: 70 Years That Changed the World, 1845–1915 [Slide Show]

Google's Self-Driving Cars to Hit Roads, with Steering Wheels

The cars are set to be tested on public roads this summer, but they will have steering wheels and brakes, which is not what the company described a year ago

Cities Where It's Faster to Walk than Drive

Late last year I came across an article noting that traffic in downtown London was now moving at the same speed as that of a horse-drawn carriage, basically the state of traffic a full century ago...

Combing Through Causes Of The Amtrak Crash

A lack of capital investments for safety improvements or the speed of the driver could have caused the tragic derailment of Amtrak 188

Train Tragedies and Transformations

Derailments, fires and crashes continue as the U.S.’s rail infrastructure decays and technology solutions lie fallow

Broken Rails Are Leading Cause of Train Derailments

The cause of the Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia is under investigation, but broken rails and welds are more than twice as likely to cause train derailments than any other reason

A Nation Divided On Keystone XL

The new results from the nationally representative UT Energy Poll are out today, highlighting the way so many energy issues have become politicized.

What Is the "Internet of Things"?

The "Internet of Things" is everywhere. But what is it exactly? And how does it affect your life? Tech Talker delves into this hot new buzz word

Adaptive Headlights Could Help Drivers Avoid Hitting Bambi

Robotics researchers are building a headlight that quickly adjusts to changing conditions, allowing drivers to see through rain and snow, follow GPS directions and dodge roadway obstacles...

Small Screen Looks at an Electrified America

Scientific American 's David Biello hosts a new episode of the TV series Beyond the Light Switch, focusing on the means to and effects of a more electricity-powered country. Steve Mirsky reports

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Can the U.S. Go All-Electric?

New homes wired with the latest smart gadgets cluster together around shared park spaces. Blue-black panels that transform sunshine into electricity grace a majority of roofs.

How BP's Blowout Ranks among Top 5 Oil Spills in 1 Graphic

BP's Macondo well disaster was bad but U.S. oil addiction is worse