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Bay Area freeway traffic has rebounded, but congestion has not. Is this the new normal? FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Interstate 580 is nearly empty near Harrison Street in Oakland in April.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Cars move comfortably along Highway 24 in Oakland in April. Caltrans data for the Bay Area’s nine counties shows that while traffic volume has rebounded to near pre-pandemic levels, actual congestion on freeways still remains lower than what it was before the pandemic.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less If John McDonald, a space flight engineer, commuted to work at UC Berkeley by car, he usually had a 15-minute window to leave his Pleasanton home in order to make it on time before Interstate 580 got clogged with miserable bumper-to-bumper traffic. ....
Viatec announces their flagship product SmartPTO is now incentive eligible under the California Air Resources Board s Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project. The incentive project was launched to accelerate the adoption of cleaner, more-efficient trucks and buses. Viatec s SmartPTO allows bucket truck operators seeking an ePTO solution to begin their transition into using electricity as a fuel. Viatec s goal is to provide reliable electrification solutions to help fleets reduce emissions, thus assisting them in shifting away from petroleum products while providing workers with safer and healthier job sites. SmartPTO offers a cost-effective way for fleets to use their existing trucks without the harmful emissions associated with engine idling, said ....