Tag: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (2021)

A Report Card for Bidenomics

Voters’ negative perceptions about the economy are weighing on President Biden’s poll numbers. Here’s what his economic policies have, and haven’t, accomplished.

Union Victories May Lift Biden, as U.A.W. Targets Tesla and Others

President Biden’s support for autoworkers helped them make big wage gains, and labor organizers are looking to bring about similar gains elsewhere as carmakers transition to electric vehicles.

Truck Stops Upgrade to Recharge Electric Vehicles (and Their Drivers)

Highway travel centers are adding amenities like restaurants and dog parks to accommodate the expanded dwell time of electric vehicle owners.

G.M. and Other Automakers Will Build 30,000 Electric Vehicle Chargers

The companies will jointly spend at least $1 billion to build a North American network in an effort to persuade more people to buy battery-powered cars and trucks.

Blocked Rail Crossings Snarl Towns, but Congress Won’t Act

The industry has used its muscle to prevent federal, state and local governments from penalizing companies that park freight trains across roads for hours or days.