The UK has set forth a new goal of banning sales of conventional fossil fuel vehicle sales by 2030, and only allowing zero-emission vehicles from 2035. The UK will face some unique challenges in this transition compared to California.
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What the present pandemic means for the future of transportation
COVID-19 is affecting transportation today, and the pandemic will likely have huge impacts on how we get around in the future. This blog series explores intersections between the COVID-19 pandemic and the “3 Revolutions” in transportation: shared mobility, vehicle electrification, and vehicle automation.
Electric vehicle fees won’t fix the transportation funding gap
Many blame electric vehicles for the $1.1 trillion gap in federal transportation funding. Many are wrong.
United by a Distributed Energy Future
How can governments, businesses, and consumer advocates work together to establish sensible and mutually agreeable data-sharing practices for mobility data?
UC Davis Teams up with The Exploratorium for Transportation Event
The Policy Institute and the Exploratorium co-hosted a week of events focused on addressing the San Francisco Bay Area’s immense transportation challenges: ever-worsening traffic, seemingly intractable inequities, and pollution that damages our health and climate.
Uber and Lyft Induced Congestion Give a Preview of Driverless Car Hell
How can governments, businesses, and consumer advocates work together to establish sensible and mutually agreeable data-sharing practices for mobility data?
The Business Case for Mobility Data Sharing
How can governments, businesses, and consumer advocates work together to establish sensible and mutually agreeable data-sharing practices for mobility data?
Communicating science to policymakers: six strategies for success
Scientists can improve how they inform politicians and other policymakers on how to make decisions, say Hannah Safford and Austin Brown.
Q&A: The Biggest Source Of Carbon Emissions Or The Best Opportunity?
Austin Brown talks with the Alliance to Save Energy about the current trends and future potential of transportation.
When do water bonds pass? Lessons from past elections
Four factors help explain how Californians vote on major statewide water bonds.