Tuesday’s Headlines
The future of package delivery is e-cargo bikes; China passes e-bike battery safety bill; Chinese EVs are better, smaller than what a US customer can buy; More
8:50 AM PDT on May 14, 2024
- In Sacramento, drivers have decided that a nice bike trail is for them to use (ABC10)
- These fatal and near-fatal crashes are entirely preventable (Berkeleyside)
- If this small, well-built Chinese EV is a threat to US auto industry, the industry better adapt quickly (AP)
- Feds investigate Amazon’s driverless taxi program Zoox after 2 crashes (SF Examiner, SF Chronicle)
- It’s Bike Week, and LA-area bike riders can get free bus and train rides this week (KTLA)
- The future of package delivery is e-cargo bikes (Curbed)
- China passes an e-bike battery safety rule (Elecktrek)
- SF Bay Ferry 2050 Service Vision sees a “golden age of ferries” on the horizon (Alameda Post)
- San Bernardino County to get hydrogen-powered train (GovTech)
- Amtrak’s future in California (KQED)
- Farmwork is hard enough; the commute can be deadly (CalMatters)
- CA pilot program is testing how to charge drivers by the mile (LAist)
- The battle for street space: New York is just the beginning (NY Times)
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