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New Mexico Takes Steps Toward Embracing Autonomous Vehicles

New Mexico legislators have introduced a bill that one says would set up in statute the authority to regulate and give guidance to the emerging autonomous vehicles industry.

March 4, 2021

Senators Debate Pandemic Aid Bill Amid Infrastructure Funding Proposals

Senate Democrats aim to advance a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief measure that includes aid for transportation corridors before expanded unemployment benefits expire March 14.

March 4, 2021

Workhorse Sees ‘Prolonged Process’ to Challenge USPS Action

Workhorse Group Inc. said March 4 it sees a “prolonged process†as it attempts to challenge the loss of a massive U.S. Postal Service contract to build the agency’s next-generation fleet of delivery trucks.

March 4, 2021

US Jobless Claims Tick Up to 745,000 as Layoffs Remain High

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits edged higher last week to 745,000, a sign that many employers continue to cut jobs despite a drop in confirmed viral infections and evidence that the overall economy is improving.

March 4, 2021

FedEx Sets Plan for Carbon-Neutral Operations by 2040

FedEx Corp. announced plans to achieve carbon–neutral operations globally by 2040, with vehicle electrification a key tenet of the strategy.

March 3, 2021

Granholm Says Oil Industry Must Embrace Green Transition

Jennifer Granholm used her first speech as U.S. energy secretary to warn oil and gas companies they risk being left behind unless they embrace a transition to cleaner sources of energy, while offering them an opportunity to partner with the new administration.

March 3, 2021

Frothy Cargo Market Spurs Vessel Owners to Flip Ships

Flip this ship. That’s exactly what some containership owners are opting to do, capitalizing on a hot ocean freight market that shows few signs of cooling off.

March 3, 2021

Jigar Shah to Run Energy Loan Office

The U.S. Energy Department has appointed Jigar Shah, a clean-power pioneer who helped bring solar into the mainstream, to run the loan-program unit that backed Tesla Inc. and failed solar manufacturer Solyndra.

March 3, 2021

UPS Ships Out First Batch of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

UPS Inc. began shipping out its first batch of Johnson & Johnson vaccines March 2, now that the single-dose vaccine for the coronavirus has emergency use authorization.

March 2, 2021

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo Confirmed as Commerce Secretary

Gina Raimondo easily won Senate confirmation as Commerce secretary, placing the Rhode Island governor at the heart of President Joe Biden’s efforts to revive the U.S. economy and confront alleged unfair trade practices by China.

March 2, 2021