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Robots Don’t Drink and Drive
Guest author Karen Crofton is an RMI alum. A staggering two out of every three Americans will be involved in an accident related to…
Enough with the Range Anxiety Already
Ever since I became a very happy Nissan LEAF driver earlier this year, I’ve become acutely aware of this: all this talk about range anxiety being a big issue seems to come largely from and/or survey those who don’t actually drive an EV.
Parking Apps: 6 Lessons for Retail Electricity Pricing
Even as some foretell a coming future of smart parking—part of a broader ongoing evolution toward intelligent transportation systems (ITS)—a third-party-driven revolution in parking (and its pricing) is already here.
Electric Vehicles and Rural Mountain Communities?
Do electric vehicles make sense for the rest of us, who choose not to live in an urban setting? Can EVs work in more rural settings, where we’re more dependent on autos and the driving distances are greater?
Three Energy Gamechangers for China and the World
This decade China is set to regain the status it has held for 18 of the past 20 centuries: the world’s largest economy. A major…