Many blame electric vehicles for the $1.1 trillion gap in federal transportation funding. Many are wrong.
Category Archives: Sustainable Transporation
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.
Product Liability Is the Wrong Standard for Self-Driving Cars
Who’s responsible when AVs crash? Why the success of automated vehicles depends on smart liability policy.
Asking for Forgiveness
In the age of new technology, is it better to ask for forgiveness, or beg for permission? Austin Brown and Kelly Fleming explore why companies have taken this approach and how policymakers and business leaders can improve the situation.
Why Federal AV Policy Is a Necessary– But Not Sufficient– Step
Additional strategic policies across all levels of government are necessary to achieve our vision of a shared, electric, and automated future.
How (Almost) Everyone Came To Love Low Carbon Fuels In California
Automakers and energy utilities now embrace California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, and even oil companies accept it.
How partially automated vehicles could lead to more driving
Full automation is projected to increase the use of individually owned vehicles, perhaps by as much as 60%. But what about partially automated vehicles?
New “EV&Me” blog highlights experiences of electric-vehicle owners and drivers
Today, the UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment, and the Economy, the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, and Cool Davis are launching “EV&Me”, a blog where owners and drivers of all-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles share their experiences of driving electric.
Long Live Batteries
EV challenges remain but battery life is not one of them.
By Freezing Vehicle Standards, the Trump Administration Will Grind Auto Innovation to a Halt
The U.S. auto industry will cede global leadership in developing vehicle technology.