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The Urgent Need to Clean Up Transportation
The bold EV targets set by President Biden today that 50 percent of all new vehicles in 2030 be electric underscore the growing consensus that…
Ridehailing Drivers Will Go Electric—If We Build the Charging Stations
Michelle Pierce, a retired electrical engineer living in Southern California, is a passionate EV advocate. She started driving an electric vehicle for Lyft because she…
Can Electric Pickup Trucks Save the Grid in Texas?
Just months after it was battered by a winter storm, the Texas electric grid is once again straining under extreme weather conditions. In February,…
How to Build EV Charging for All
Electrifying transportation is crucial to limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Unfortunately, early EVs and their charging infrastructure have been concentrated in wealthy areas—and have therefore…
Taking a Regional Approach to Electric Vehicle Readiness
Getting around cities in electric vehicles (EVs) is getting easier as EV infrastructure grows. But traveling between cities is still a challenge as infrastructure, incentives,…