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The tighter fuel economy and tailpipe pollution rules are along the lines of what California has already agreed to with five other auto companies.

The price is up for both gasoline and used cars, so now may be a good time to seek out a fuel-efficient vehicle for your next purchase.

Two streetnakeds catering to different market segments for around the same price, but which one makes more sense in the real world?

  >> The New York Times,  Published: 29 May 2021 07:07 PM BdST Updated: 29 May 2021 07:07 PM BdST Caption 01: President Joe Biden talks about successes in combating the coronavirus pandemic at an indoor rock climbing centre in Alexandria, Va, May 28, 2021. Biden’s funding request to Congress, a $6 trillion plan for the 2022 fiscal year, maps out a vision of an expansive federal government in the years to come with proposals for significant new spending in areas like infrastructure, educati...

Tyre industry welcomes new norms, pleads feasible timelines for compliance May 28, 2021 ‘New norms will help in improving road safety and making vehicles more fuel-efficient’ The tyre industry has welcomed draft norms involving new requirements for rolling resistance, wet grip and rolling sound emission, as stated in a draft notification released by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH). The Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) has stated that the new norms are a ...

A Big Climate Problem With Few Easy Solutions: Planes The airline industry might not be able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for decades because most solutions are not yet viable. A recently announced United Airlines deal will result in the airline’s buying about 3.4 million gallons of sustainable fuel this year.Credit...Sebastián Hidalgo for The New York Times May 28, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET The worst of the pandemic may be over for airlines, but the industry faces another looming crisis: an ...

Electric Pickups Could Make or Break Biden’s Infrastructure Plans The transition to an electric-car future will be an uphill battle, with the president and Republicans in Congress at odds over his $4 trillion economic agenda. President Biden visited a Ford factory in Dearborn Mich., on Tuesday. He called for spending hundreds of billions of dollars for domestic manufacturing, electric vehicle deployment and research into emerging technologies like advanced batteries.Credit...Doug Mills/The...

The Electrification of New York City Vehicles Anne Barnard��Reporting from Brooklyn An NYC Street Sweeper Like You’ve Never Seen Anne Barnard��Reporting from Brooklyn Brittainy Newman for The New York Times Last week, I watched as the nation’s first all-electric sweeper revved up its spinning brooms and trundled off to tidy the Bushwick section of Brooklyn — without the usual plume of exhaust. The city is testing fully electric vehicles for heavy-duty jobs. Here are some others �...

But we also explain why it's about more than just the numbers

A plan aimed at the nation’s largest cluster of warehouses is designed to spur electrification of pollution-spewing diesel trucks and could set a template for restrictions elsewhere.