Tag: Transportation

President Biden Will Make Entire 645K Federal Vehicle Fleet Electric | Electrek

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President Joe Biden has just announced that he will replace the entire US federal fleet with electric vehicles made in the US. The US federal fleet consists of over 645,000 vehicles, according to the latest Federal Fleet Report. This includes 245k civilian vehicles, 173k military vehicles, and 225k post office vehicles. Biden talked a lot about American-made electric vehicles during the campaign, so an announcement to this effect is not unexpected, but campaign promises do not always translate to real action. Read full story here: President Biden Will Make Entire…

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Airline Passengers Could Be Entitled To Hefty Compensation For Delays, Lost Bags | CBC News

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Canadian travellers who are bumped from flights due to overbooking, or have to deal with lost or damaged luggage, could soon be eligible for hundreds of dollars in compensation. The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) outlined today a proposed new regulatory regime with specific financial entitlements for travellers. The proposed regulations include: The compensation regime will offer smaller amounts for smaller airlines that serve northern or remote communities. The changes are expected to result in an average price increase of about $2.75 per ticket, though it’s not clear whether that will be passed…

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Taxpayer Deal Saves Cape Breton Rail Line For At Least One More Year | CTV Atlantic News

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HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has bought a further one-year reprieve for a money-losing section of railway in Cape Breton, paying $720,000 in a deal that will help keep the tracks from being ripped up by the line’s U.S.-based owner. Business Nova Scotia Minister Geoff MacLellan said Friday the one-year “preservation agreement” would cover expenses on the line formerly operated by the Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway. MacLellan said parent company Genesee and Wyoming has agreed not to apply to abandon a portion of the rail line…

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Canada’s Airline Rankings Pale In Comparison To Global Competitors – National | Globalnews.ca

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Air Canada sits below 28 other airlines on Skytrax’s annual world’s 100 best airlines‘ ranking — but the same survey also names it as North America’s best carrier. The ranking, which bills itself as “the Oscars of the aviation industry,” was created using data from an online survey taken by 19.9-million people. It asked consumers to rank airlines on a variety of topics. The first topic, “ground/airport,” asked about services such as websites, check-in times and airport staff. The second, “onboard product,” inquired about aspects such as seat comfort, food quality, cabin…

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All Fossil-Fuel Vehicles Will Vanish In 8 years In Twin ‘Death Spiral’ For Big Oil And Big Autos, Says Study That’s Shocking The Industries | Financial Post

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No more petrol or diesel cars, buses, or trucks will be sold anywhere in the world within eight years. The entire market for land transport will switch to electrification, leading to a collapse of oil prices and the demise of the petroleum industry as we have known it for a century. This is the futuristic forecast by Stanford University economist Tony Seba. His report, with the deceptively bland title Rethinking Transportation 2020-2030, has gone viral in green circles and is causing spasms of anxiety in the established industries. We are…

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