For decades, Democrats have countered opposition to "job-killing" environmental regulation by saying combatting climate change would create well-paying new jobs. President Biden is betting on it.
An Irish mechanic in London has developed a kit to transform classic Italian scooters into clean-riding electric machines.
The president is hoping to make electric vehicles more affordable to turn a niche product into one with mass appeal.
The president will begin selling his proposal on Wednesday, saying it would fix 20,000 miles of roads and 10,000 bridges, while also addressing climate change and racial inequities and raising corporate taxes.
“At the end of the day, it was a bit of fun with the name and the brand,” a Volkswagen spokesman said.
As vice president, Joe Biden oversaw a “green jobs” stimulus package that produced notable failures. This time, with more money and more demand for clean technology, will be different, Democrats say.
Federal regulators are investigating 23 recent accidents in which drivers were, or may have been, using the automatic steering and braking system.
The proposal being prepared by the White House is intended to begin grappling with a number of big issues that President Biden focused on during the campaign.
In the aftermath of a diesel scandal five years ago, executives made a commitment to electric vehicles that now is paying off.
A North Carolina community risks washing away, and solutions don’t come cheap. It very likely offers a glimpse of things to come.
