Catch up on today’s transportation news:
* London launches its electric car charging network – Smart Planet
* GOOD busts some biking myths
* Amtrak supporters pushed back on months of criticism of the subsidized agency Thursday as Republicans planned to introduce a bill to remove it from contention to develop high-speed rail in the Northeast. – The Hill
* New York Senate OKs fuel tax holidays – Landline Mag
* Christie Pivots on Climate Change, Pulls NJ out of Cap-and-Trade – WNYC
* High gas prices will not affect holiday travel – MarketPlace
* Tesla Roadster Rated at 119 MPGe by U.S. EPA – Treehugger
* Hitachi Rail Europe’s Intercity Express To Manufacture Eco-Friendly Trains in the UK – Inhabitat