SPENCER, N.C. — The N.C. Transportation Museum released a statement on social media Friday, saying the Polar Express Train Ride has been canceled for 2020. The full statement is provided below: “The N.C. Transportation Museum and the N.C. Transportation Museum Foundation, in accordance with our event partners and the N.C. […]
Month: September 2020
Whether you’ve flown somewhere — before various coronavirus measures decimated travel — had your car in the shop or just needed to take a trip out of the city, chances are you’ve had to rent a car at some point. If you have, you know that the rental car company […]
Published Monday, Sep. 21, 2020, 12:00 am Join AFP’s 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: [email protected] Advertising inquiries: [email protected] Twitter Facebook WhatsApp LinkedIn Reddit Tumblr Email (© monticellllo – stock.adobe.com) Gov. Ralph Northam […]
Margaret Quamme | The Columbus Dispatch Top-selling Christian rockers Casting Crowns normally play arenas; this year, the band is doing drive-ins. And on Thursday, it will bring its show to the South Drive-in Theatre in Columbus. “If you’ve ever wanted to get up close and personal with Casting Crowns from […]
Luxury automakers in the last decade have started to switch out heavy insulation in vehicles for active noise control, or ANC. Much like noise-canceling headphones, ANC utilizes a system of microphones and a digital signal processor to cancel out unwanted noises — like the whirr of tires and the acceleration […]
Enel X, the Enel Group’s advanced energy services business line, has been awarded two grants by the Accelerating Clean Transportation Now (ACTNow) program through the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC). The grants will support the development of public transportation electrification in Massachusetts and coincide with the company’s entrance into public […]
Worried about manual transmissions going away? Get ready for an extinction event properly worth grieving over, because Gavin Newsom has just announced plans to abolish the internal combustion engine by 2035. In an executive order announced Wednesday, Newsom said sales of internal-combustion passenger vehicles and light trucks would be banned by […]
NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) Drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists in Beaufort, Greenville, New Bern Pine, Knoll Shores, and Washington will be seeing increased safety information as N.C. Department of Transportation kicks off its 2020 Watch for Me NC awareness campaign. Drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists will see and hear safety messages that […]
Cars get dirty (and smelly). You can baby your car as much as possible, but dust, dirt and all kinds of other crud will find its way onto the paintwork. The easiest way to keep a car looking clean is a nice and simple hand wash. But before you reach […]
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] A soon-to-expire federal law that governs the country’s highway policies appears to be headed toward a yearlong extension. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), the top transportation policy authorizers on Capitol Hill, have indicated support for […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – Zhejiang Geely Holding Group launched its first electric vehicle-focused platform on Wednesday, aimed at rolling out a variety of models more efficiently for both the Chinese automaker and its partners. As the global auto industry ramps up investment in electric and high-tech vehicles, manufacturers from Volkswagen AG […]
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Canyon’s concept car is lightweight, low and narrow four-wheeler. Canyon Nineteenth-century German bicycle company Opel morphed into a motor car maker. On September 1, Canyon of Koblenz revealed it was potentially on the same trajectory as it added a concept electric car to its roster of high-end bicycles. The vehicle […]
With schools closed, restaurants shut down and an economic collapse looming in the early weeks of the pandemic, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced plans to stop ticketing, booting and impounding cars throughout the city to ease financial pressures on Chicagoans. © Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune/Chicago Tribune/TNS A city parking […]
A driver was detained in Denver on Wednesday night after allegedly plowing his vehicle through a crowd of Breonna Taylor protesters, according to reports. Videos posted on social media showed protesters surrounding the unidentified driver’s vehicle, some pressing on the hood to block its path when the car accelerated through the crowd […]
The parents of a 10-year-old boy, who was fatally injured when he was hit by a car while riding his bike, donated five of his organs so that their precious son could help others. Parents of boy killed by car donate his organs so others can live Click to expand […]
PARSONS, Ks. — A new transportation service is hoping to bring some convienence to Parsons residents. Parsons’ Transportation Express is like Parsons’ personal uber. Owner William Cruse says with a large population of elderly residents, limited public transportation, and students at the community college looking to commute to other areas, […]
DSG Global Inc. New ET5 High Speed SUV Electric Vehicle New ET5 High Speed SUV Electric Vehicle Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Sept. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DSG Global Inc. (OTCQB: DSGT) (“DSGT”), and subsidiary automobile division Imperium Motor Corp., announced that they have placed the initial order for electric […]
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US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks outside Mariotti Building Products in Old Forge, … [+] Pennsylvania, on August 20, 2020. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images He may have sponsored a grandiose U.S. bicycle race in the […]
Seven new projects are under consideration as part of the Superior Transportation Improvement Program for 2021-2024. The plan sets the schedules for improvements to the greater Superior-area transportation program and is required by the U.S. Department of Transportation to make projects eligible for federal funding. In addition to the seven […]
Twenty-one riders entered a four-block bicycle race a century ago in downtown Henderson. Only four finished the course. The winner’s time was 28 minutes flat. © Henderson County Public Library This photo, which T.R. Holliday provided to The Gleaner for its 1996 pictorial history, depicts a June 1920 bicycle race […]
A woman has died after a car smashed into a tree in a horror crash. The 75-year-old was travelling in a Nissan Juke on Aigburth Road on Sunday, when the car hit the tree trunk on the central reservation. Paramedics, police officers and fire fighters attended the scene after reports […]
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – After nearly two years of planning, The Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization has unveiled their “Transform 2045” long range transportation plan. © Provided by WWSB Tampa Sarasota/Manatee MPO has put out a transportation plan for the next 25 years. The plan was presented to local officials Monday […]
ATLANTA – Driving less during the COVID-19 pandemic means saving money on gasoline, but if you’re not careful it could cost you in the long run. Why do you need to take care of your car even though it’s parked? Click to expand Nearly 30% of office workers will take […]
To ensure that future generations never want for the timeless style of generations past, Lunaz has launched ahead with its all-electric Rolls-Royce restomods. Rarely are we surprised these days at classic cars electrified to modern-day standards, but the proposition of packing all-electric power below the hulking, voluptously-flanked bodies of 1960s-era […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT)- Many small businesses have taken a hit financially due to the pandemic. One people might not think about as often is a travel service, like Cortez Transportation Company in Topeka. The company relies heavily on weddings and parties for its business, but the drivers haven’t seen many […]