PHIA NEWS DIGEST
PHIA News Digest – Vol. 6, No. 41
October 18, 2021
Carmakers shift up a gear in race to go electric
With electric car sales soaring and regulations increasingly favoring zero-emission vehicles, a flurry of announcements on Monday showed how the global auto industry has kicked into a higher gear as it races to speed past the fossil-fuel car era.
New 13 mile section of Pennsylvania Turnpike opens, tolls in place
The Southern Beltway (also known as PA Turnpike 576) opened on Friday.
Two senior House Democrats to retire
Two long-serving House Democrats, Reps. David Price (N.C.) and Mike Doyle (Pa.), announced Monday that they won’t seek reelection next year.
