Politics www.nytimes.com What if highways were electric? Germany is testing the idea. An electrified highway is theoretically the most efficient way to eliminate truck emissions. But the political obstacles are daunting.
Politics www.nytimes.com The age of electric cars is dawning ahead of schedule Battery prices are dropping faster than expected. Analysts are moving up projections of when an electric vehicle won’t need government incentives to be cheaper than a gasoline model.
Solutions www.nytimes.com Climate change could cause the next financial meltdown The E.C.B., which meets Thursday, is among central banks trying to prepare for what a report warns could be a coming economic upheaval.