Transportation
Golf Links Road/Kolb Road Intersection Improvement Project
Beginning Monday, April 4, 2011, N.A.C. Construction, under contract with the City of Tucson Department of Transportation (TDOT), will begin work to widen and improve the Golf Links Road and Kolb Road Intersection. The improvements include widening the existing intersection to provide dual left turn lanes in all directions, new six-foot-wide sidewalks, a bus pull [...]
Continue reading...Today’s gas prices starting to look normal
31 March 2011 – 1:18 pm PST
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A good hybrid for $4.00+ gas? Oil prices almost $107 today Oil prices are skyrocketing today, pushing towards $107 per barrel, and yesterday, gas prices topped $4.15 per gallon regular in my neighborhood. While I’d bet there will be a pull back in oil prices tomorrow, as traders take some profits, $100+ oil and today’s [...]
Continue reading...Buick Volt looks ready for 2013, but only for China?
31 March 2011 – 11:32 am PST
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Opel Ampera to become a Buick in the US? Would an American Volt-based Buick make sense? In all likelihood, the Chevrolet Volt’s price tag will probably stick north of $30,000 for some time. Similarly sized cars in this same price range are typically in the luxury segment, including other green offerings such as the Lexus [...]
Continue reading...Chevrolet Mi-Ray: GM’s plug-in hybrid technology still evolving
31 March 2011 – 9:39 am PST
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The third GM plug-in hybrid powertrain? Is the Volt just the beginning of GM’s plug-in hybrids? Had GM not gone into bankruptcy, there is a good chance that GM would now be selling two different plug-in vehicles today. In addition to the Chevy Volt, GM had also developed an almost production-ready Saturn Vue dual mode [...]
Continue reading...Kia Optima hybrid delayed until late Spring
31 March 2011 – 9:04 am PST
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Optima hybrid due later this Spring A tough start for Hyundai’s hybrids Because of changing regulations regarding the noise that hybrid and electric vehicles need to make for better safety, Hyundai recently delayed the full launch of the Sonata hybrid. While partial deliveries have been restarted, far greater supplies should be available in late April. [...]
Continue reading...Today’s Headlines – 3/31/11
31 March 2011 – 8:16 am PST
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The condition of America’s bridges continued to receive renewed attention both nationwide and in many states. (Reuters, AP, Los Angeles Times) White House and GOP leaders are in talks on a budget deal that would cut $33 billion. (The Hill) Forty transportation experts testified before a key House committee this week. (Streetsblog Capitol Hill) Sales [...]
Continue reading...Study – Higher CAFE standards will drive bigger Big 3 profits
30 March 2011 – 2:54 pm PST
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The key to future Big 3 profits? Fuel economy the key driver for US automaker profits? CAFE requirements haven’t been the best way to drive US fuel economy averages higher. Thus, while aggressive new CAFE requirements might not push US fuel economy to the highest levels possible, they could still drive increased profits. New research [...]
Continue reading...T4 America co-chair John Robert Smith tells key House subcommittee to repair infrastructure and invest in transit options
30 March 2011 – 2:41 pm PST
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T4 America co-chair John Robert Smith encouraged members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to enact “bold new policy” to repair our nation’s crumbling infrastructure, increase transit options and demand accountability for results, in testimony delivered on Capitol Hill today. Smith, the former 16-year Republican mayor of Meridian, Mississippi and President and CEO of [...]
Continue reading...New report highlights mounting challenge of aging bridges
30 March 2011 – 11:59 am PST
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One in 9 rated “structurally deficient†as average age nears 50 years. In state rankings, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Iowa have largest backlog of deficient bridges WASHINGTON, D.C. – One in nine of the bridges and overpasses American drivers cross each day is rated in poor enough condition that they could become dangerous or be closed [...]
Continue reading...Obama seeks to cut US foreign oil imports by 1/3 in next decade
30 March 2011 – 10:25 am PST
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New drilling can drive an alternative energy future Using American energy to win the future Just finished watching some of President Obama’s speech at Georgetown University regarding America’s energy future. Essentially, the President highlighted some of his administration’s blue print for his energy policy, details of which can be found at the Department of Energy [...]
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31 March 2011 – 6:11 pm PST
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