Postal Service commits to 100 percent electric vehicle replacement beginning in 2026

Susan PhillipsJanuary 6, 2023

After facing lawsuits from states including Pa., the U.S. Postal Service will have one of the largest electric vehicle fleets in the nation.  

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Driving an EV in Pennsylvania: range anxiety, charging and maintenance

Rachel McDevittNovember 25, 2022

We asked for your questions about EVs. Here's what we found out.

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Pittsburgh Regional Transit pledges to eliminate tailpipe emissions from its fleet by 2045

An-Li HerringSeptember 14, 2022

PRT will replace its diesel fleet with greener buses by 2045. It estimates it will spend $1 billion in the next two decades.

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Higher electric vehicle rebates are now available in Pennsylvania

WHYYSeptember 9, 2022

The maximum state rebates for electric vehicles are now $2,000 or $3,000, depending on household income. State rebates can be combined with new tax credits from the federal government.

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Here’s how to have a say on PennDOT’s plans for electric charging stations

Kiley KoscinskiJune 23, 2022

PennDOT officials say that public input is key as the state decides where to put charging stations next.

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Worried by Ukraine war impacts, environmentalists petition feds to dump LNG by rail

Susan PhillipsMay 20, 2022

The groups urged the Biden administration to reverse a Trump rule that opened up the nation’s railways to liquified natural gas (LNG).

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Your mass transit ride in Pennsylvania may get better, thanks to new federal funding

Sam DunklauMay 6, 2022

Riders and transportation planners both agree improvements to mass transit are desperately needed but disagree about which ones.

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What the latest UN climate report says about transportation

Reid FrazierApril 8, 2022

Decarbonizing transportation has to go way beyond electric vehicles. A lead author says we have the technology and even the financing, but do we have the will?

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As Pa. invests in electric vehicles, PennDOT vows to make driving them more accessible

Kiley KoscinskiFebruary 11, 2022

They want to prioritize projects that help lower-income drivers go electric lIke placing charging stations in neighborhoods with apartments and in rural areas.

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Federal funds set to boost Pennsylvania’s supply of highway charging stations for electric vehicles

Kiley KoscinskiFebruary 11, 2022

The state could receive $171.5 million over the next five years to build a network of charging stations along major highways.

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