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The Virginia Tech Choices and Challenges Forum is asking what the outlook for self-driving cars will mean to the local community.

The Virginia Tech Choices and Challenges Forum is asking what the outlook for self-driving cars will mean to the local community.

It’s true that there’s never been a better time to convert an old gas guzzling car into an emissions-free electric vehicle (EV), but some makes and models are better suited for a so-called “EV swap” than others.

The Commonwealth of Virginia will invest $14 million, or 15 percent, of the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust to fund the deployment of all-electric transit buses across Virginia.

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Virginia Tech a $3 million grant for research on electric vehicle charging infrastructure cybersecurity as part of a larger $80 million investment by the department on advanced technologies research.

I’m getting ready to join the electric car revolution now that my old clunker is getting on in age. What’s the latest and greatest?

With the sale of all new diesel and petrol vehicles banned by 2040, it seems that the replacement of standard motors with electric alternatives is now definitive.

Today, Gov. Northam announced a partnership with EVgo Services to develop a statewide public electric vehicle charging network utilizing funds from the Volkswagen settlement.

Governor Ralph Northam today announced that the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has issued a Notice of Intent to Award a contract to EVgo Services to develop a statewide public electric vehicle charging network.

This month, reports that Ford is preparing to exit the Sedan business in the U.S. circulated. This represents a significant shift for a car manufacturer whose business has historically capitalized on a buoyant Sedan market.

As 64 percent of family travelers gear up for a road trip this summer, AAA warns that the majority of U.S. vehicles are at a higher-than-average risk for a breakdown.
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