Drivers, tribe jump on EV incentives while they last

Picture this: a slew of autonomous electric cars silently cruise through the streets of downtown Haines. Instead of drivers groaning at the ever-increasing price of gas, they stop instead to charge their vehicles, saving money otherwise spent on fossil fuels that are contributing to the accelerated warming of the arctic.

While this imagined future is a distant possibility for Haines, the Chilkoot Indian Association (CIA) is making efforts to prepare the community for a transition…