Those opposed to raising taxes to fund rail expansions have long claimed electric cars will make such investments unnecessary. Experts say boosting transit is less about greening mobility than limiting demand for energy.
The city of San Diego calculates its greenhouse emissions from transportation are about 40 percent higher than what Los Angeles says vehicles are spewing on its roads and freeways
The media is coming around to the idea that the hyperloop is not a near-term solution for the country’s transportation woes. It’s too little, too obvious, too late.