Carbon-Free Transportation

Accelerating Clean, Efficient, and Equitable Transportation for All.

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22%

of global energy GHG emissions

2.3M

deaths/year from air pollution in China, India

#1

source of US emissions

We Must

Electrify all the ways in which people and goods move, including personal vehicles, two- and three-wheelers, public transportation, and fleets

Build robust, reliable, and accessible EV charging infrastructure

Create a circular, resilient, and responsible EV battery economy, one in which end-of-life batteries are reused, repurposed, and recycled

RMI Will

Provide robust data analysis, actionable insights, and implementation support to those involved in transportation electrification, including:

  • Local and national governments, who can accelerate electrification through well-informed policy and regulations
  • Fleets, who can greatly reduce emissions by electrifying the way they move goods
  • Industry, whose work with the public sector will play a crucial role in electrification
  • Utilities, who will be spearheading the critical grid improvements electrification requires
  • Affected communities, especially those most affected by transportation-related emissions and who have the most to gain from electrification
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RMI is ending tailpipe emissions to create cleaner air, save millions of lives, and align the transportation sector with a 1.5ºC target.

Market Levers

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Data Transparency

Create affordable, effective ways to put plans into action, using detailed analysis, big data, and EV expertise to help stakeholders make effective decisions

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Policy

Scale supply- and demand-side action globally

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Finance

Design and implement new approaches to overcome cost barriers

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Capacity

Bring public and private sectors together to identify challenges and implement long-lasting solutions

What We Do

  • Mobility Innovation Lab

    Facilitating collaborative innovation to transform transportation systems.

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  • e-Buses

    Accelerating the economic sustainability of electric buses around the world.

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  • EV-Grid

    Scaling effective electric vehicle charging to support dramatically more EVs connected to the grid.

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  • Battery Circular Economy Initiative

    RMI’s Battery Circular Economy Initiative will help advance a resilient EV battery supply chain that can help ethically meet growing demand for EVs.

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  • Mobility Data

    Demonstrating how better data and better analysis can both change behavior and improve transportation systems.

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  • North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE)

    The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) was formed in 2009 from an RMI-led industry convening as a collaboration between fleets, dealers, OEMs, tech suppliers, and support organizations such as RMI.

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Research & Analysis