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How COVID-19 Changed How We Get Around

How COVID-19 Changed How We Get Around

FromKQED's The California Report


How COVID-19 Changed How We Get Around

FromKQED's The California Report

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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Dec 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week we’re looking back on 2020 and how some of the year’s biggest news stories changed our lives. The coronavirus has had a huge impact on transportation and how Californians get from point A to point B. Public transportation systems have been hit hard. When many people began working from home, buses, trains, and subways saw dramatic decreases in ridership
Guest: Ethan Elkind, UC Berkeley Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment

Five years ago, Volkswagen was in the news for all the wrong reasons. VW's cheating was partly discovered by California air quality regulators, but not before the company had sold or leased 85,000 of its dirty diesel cars to unsuspecting drivers. Now the automaker is hoping it's new all-electric SUV will help repair its image.
 
Released:
Dec 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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KQED's statewide radio news program, providing daily coverage of issues, trends, and public policy decisions affecting California and its diverse population.