Automotive & Energy
Charging Infrastructure Arrives Where Garages Do Not
Curbside chargers are the test case for electrifying a city of renters.
By Frank Delacroix · 4 min read
New York · Automotive & Energy
Automotive & Energy
Cars, transit, the grid and the long transition in how New York moves and powers itself.
15 reports
Automotive & Energy
The Region's Grid Prepares for a Hotter Decade
Peak demand planning now assumes weeks, not days, of extreme heat.
By Yusra Khan
Automotive & Energy
Offshore Wind's Supply Chain Comes Ashore in New Jersey
Turbine components, union labor and a construction calendar under strain.
By Frank Delacroix
Automotive & Energy
Fleet Buyers Do the Math on Electric Vans
Delivery companies find the savings in maintenance, not fuel.
By Yusra Khan
Automotive & Energy
Gas Hookup Bans Reach Existing Buildings
Retrofit costs and heat pump performance are the argument's center.
By Frank Delacroix
Automotive & Energy
The Used Car Market Normalizes, Painfully
Buyers who financed at the peak are carrying the adjustment.
By Yusra Khan
Automotive & Energy
Nuclear Power Returns to the Regional Conversation
License extensions and small reactors get a serious hearing.
By Frank Delacroix
Automotive & Energy
Bus Depots Become Energy Infrastructure
Charging four hundred buses overnight requires substation-scale planning.
By Yusra Khan
Automotive & Energy
Automakers Discover the Cost of Software Recalls
Over-the-air updates have changed what a defect notice looks like.
By Frank Delacroix
Automotive & Energy
Solar Panels Fill the Warehouse Roofs of Queens
Community solar subscribers now number in the tens of thousands.
By Yusra Khan
Automotive & Energy
Congestion Pricing Changes What Vehicles Enter Manhattan
Traffic counts are down; the composition of the remaining fleet shifted.
By Frank Delacroix
Automotive & Energy
Rail Freight's Case for the Harbor Tunnel
A proposed link would take thousands of trucks off regional bridges.
By Yusra Khan
Automotive & Energy
Battery Recycling Starts as a Regional Industry
The first big wave of electric vehicle packs is reaching end of life.
By Frank Delacroix
Automotive & Energy
Utility Bills and the Politics of Rate Cases
Regulators approved less than the companies asked for, and more than customers wanted.
By Yusra Khan
Automotive & Energy
The Mechanics Learning a New Trade
Trade schools have redesigned curricula around high-voltage systems.
By Frank Delacroix