From 2021 to 2022, estimated annual electric vehicle sales increased 65%. In the most recent quarter of this year, year-over-year growth was about 11%.
Category: Transportation
Harvey 147th Street Metra Electric station reopens after two-year rebuild
Metra, state and local officials celebrate reopening of 147th Street/Sibley Boulevard station in Harvey after two-year closure.
American Airlines tests boarding technology that audibly shames line cutters
The technology alerts gate agents with an audible sound if a passenger tries to scan a ticket ahead of their assigned group.
Pace brings its On Demand bus service to Lansing, Calumet City and South Holland
Pace Suburban Bus launched reservation-based On Demand bus service Oct. 7, serving Lansing, Calumet City and South Holland.
Operator in CTA Yellow Line crash had alcohol in his system, NTSB report finds
At least 16 people were taken to hospitals after the crash, which occurred as a Yellow Line train was approaching the Howard station near the border of Chicago and Evanston.
Local 150 steps into Springfield power vacuum aiming to promote clean energy and protect jobs, efforts often at odds
Renewable power represents just 10% of Local 150’s work. The highway repairs, natural gas pipelines, and vast warehouse and intermodal complexes tell a different story.
Boeing factory workers vote to reject contract and continue 6-week strike
Boeing factory workers have voted to reject the company’s latest contract offer and to continue a six-week strike that has halted production of the aerospace giant’s bestselling jetliners.
CTA employee attacked, pulled off bus Tuesday: CPD
The employee, a 44-year-old woman, was involved in an argument with another woman near the 400 block of East 71st Street around 11 a.m.
US to probe Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system after pedestrian killed in low visibility conditions
The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” system after getting reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one that killed a pedestrian.
After outcry, Greyhound to stay at its Chicago station at least a little longer
Greyhound’s lease at the station on Harrison Street near downtown was set to expire Sunday, sparking months of efforts to find a suitable alternate site to serve bus passengers in Chicago.