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Thursday’s Headlines Are Charged Up for the Fourth

The Republican megabill is bad for the electric vehicle industry, but it could be worse.

  • President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," which passed the Senate on Tuesday, gets rid of the Biden administration's tax credits for electric vehicles and chargers, but does not include a $200 fee on EVs previously proposed by the House. (Engadget)
  • Older EVs are starting to head to the scrap heap, but often their batteries can be repurposed. (Inside EVs)
  • Mass Transit highlights examples from all over the country for funding on-demand microtransit at a time when many communities are cutting service.
  • Kids aren't riding their bikes around the neighborhood like they did in the '90s because it's too dangerous. (The Atlantic; paywall)
  • Following a Streetsblog investigation into "ghost tags" drivers use to avoid tolls and tickets, Texas has outlawed temporary paper tags. (Jalopnik)
  • A new report from Veo offers recommendations for removing barriers to micromobility mobility for users with disabilities.
  • Florida's new state budget eliminates funding for a commuter rail line between Miami and Fort Lauderdale. (Miami Herald)
  • Orange County, Florida adopted a form-based code that encourages walkable development around Orlando. (CNU Public Square)
  • Oregon Gov. Tina Kopek slammed state legislators for failing to pass a transportation funding bill. (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
  • D.C.'s Capital Bikeshare is raising its prices, in some cases even tripling them. (Washington Post)
  • Pittsburgh is installing traffic-calming devices on Federal Street, where more than half of drivers speed. (Union Progress)
  • Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe vetoed $1 billion for road construction before signing the state budget. (KCUR)
  • Houston residents are moving farther away from work, leading to longer commutes by car. (Chronicle; paywall)
  • A renovated strip mall in a Texas suburb shows how to turn excess parking into new housing. (Parking Reform Network)
  • Writer Malcolm Gladwell ran rings around a Waymo in Phoenix — literally — to prove his point that autonomous vehicles are too cautious to work. (Arizona Republic)

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