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EV Loads Are Coming — Here’s How They’ll Affect the Grid
Future EV load growth will create a need for distribution system upgrades. How can utilities plan for it…
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How We Can Eliminate the Need for Mined Minerals by 2050
Battery circularity strengthens the EV battery supply chain, improves its efficiency, bolsters the economy, and increases energy independence.
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How Electric Truck Fleets Can Save Money with Smarter Charging, Solar Power, and Batteries
Managed charging and distributed energy resources can save fleets up to 30 percent in electricity bills while reducing the time for grid connections.
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Helping Cities Accelerate E-Bike Adoption
RMI’s electric bike calculator quantifies the environmental, social, and economic benefits of replacing short-distance vehicle trips with e-bike trips.
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What Other States Can Learn from California’s Journey to 150,000 EV Chargers
New RMI analysis explores California’s successes and challenges in its efforts to reform permitting processes for truck depots.
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How to Prepare the Grid for Electric Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucks: Lessons from Los Angeles
New data shows how fleets, utilities, local government, and charging providers can prepare the grid for increased power demand from electric trucks.
Transportation
Rideshare Drivers’ Access to EV Charging: What’s Working, What’s Not
Many rideshare drivers have EV charging access, but challenges in housing, infrastructure, zoning, and permitting are hindering faster EV adoption.
Transportation
How Fleets Can Electrify Light-Duty Commercial Vehicles
Real world data along with insights from global fleets show why fleets should electrify, and how.
Transportation
Factbook: Zero-Emission Vehicle Policy
RMI’s Factbook outlines why supply-side policies are impactful to the ZEV market, and how they can work cohesively with demand-side policies.
Transportation
Driving the Zero-Emissions Vehicle Transition: The Role of Supply-Side Policies
An analysis of supply-side policies from around the world provides insights on effective policies to increase the supply of zero-emission vehicles.
