Transportation
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It’s been nearly 20 years since former Gov. Gray Davis stood in suburban eastern Los Angeles County at the opening ceremony for a six-mile stretch of the Foothill Freeway, where he declared that…
From SiriusXM:
Dr. Ashley Nunes is Project Director of Competition Policy for R. Street. He joined Julie Mason to discuss his piece at R Street “Will autonomous vehicles ever get out of the…
With COVID-19 seemingly in retreat, around half of Americans are considering summer vacations, and 15 percent or so hope to go abroad. After spending over a year under some form of pandemic…
Lyft’s quest for driverless cars is over. The company recently announced the sale of its self-driving unit to auto giant Toyota. The move isn’t surprising. Despite hefty investment, Lyft’s…
From Washington Examiner:
“DeSantis and the cruise industry may seem like they are at odds, but in reality, they need one another. Floridians need jobs, and cruise operators who have been…
From Carbon Brief:
The Financial Times carries a comment piece by Ashley Nunes – a research fellow at Harvard Law School and director for competition policy at the R Street Institute – arguing…
It pays to own a car. Research suggests earnings rise when an auto sits in the driveway. But car ownership also comes at a price. Transportation is a leading cause of greenhouse gases and the bulk of…
America is going green. Recently, President Joe Biden unveiled plans to accelerate the transition toward electric cars. The move — neatly packaged as the American Jobs Plan — is being sold as…
From Plug in America:
National Supporters: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) CALSTART Consumer Federation of America Consumers for Auto…
From CanadaTalks SiriusXM 167:
Jonathan Bydlak (Director of the Governance Program & also director of the Fiscal and Budget Policy at the R Street Institute) joined Bilal Vakani on…