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Blog: Electrifying Transportation and Shifting Travel Patterns can Cut CO2 while Saving the US Trillions of Dollars

Widespread adoption of electric vehicles—combined with a shift in travel modes towards more walking, cycling, and transit use—can help ease the climate crisis, improve quality of life, and save Americans money. A key to shifting travel modes to less automobile use is making biking, walking, and transit safer and more convenient by redirecting infrastructure investments and making urban areas more compact.

Featured Publications

2024
Hydrogen Storage and Transport: Technologies and Costs
Burke, AndrewJoan M. OgdenLewis FultonSimonas Cerniauskas
2024
If You Build It, Will They Notice? Public Charging Density, Charging Infrastructure Awareness, and Consideration to Purchase an Electric Vehicle
Hoogland, KellyKenneth S. KuraniScott HardmanDebapriya Chakraborty
2024
The Cost of Aggressive Electrification Targets – Who Bears the Burden Without Mitigating Policies
Chakraborty, DebapriyaAdam DavisGil Tal
2024
Releasing the Pressure: Understanding Upstream Graphite Value Chains and Implications for Supply Diversification
Ramji, Aditya and Kristi Dayemo
2023
Impacts of Connected and Automated Vehicles on Travel Demand and Emissions in California
Sun, RanGiovanni CircellaMiguel Jaller MarteloXiaodong QianFarzad Alemi
2023
Vehicle Choice Modeling for Light-, Medium-, and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicles in California
Burke, AndrewJingyuan ZhaoMarshall MillerLewis Fulton
2023
The Infrastructure Cost for Depot Charging of Battery Electric Trucks
Wang, GuihuaMarshall MillerLewis Fulton
2023
To Adopt Rooftop Solar or Not Along With Electric Vehicles? Exploring the Factors Influencing Co-adoption Decisions Among Electric Vehicle Owners in California
Chakraborty, DebapriyaJae Hyun LeeAmrita ChakrabortyGil Tal
2023
Developing a Deep Learning Tool to Detect  Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Failures
Karanam, Vaishnavi and Gil Tal
2023
Electric Cars in California:  Early Adopters' Total Cost of Ownership
Buch, KoralDebapriya ChakrabortyGil Tal
2023
EV Supply Modelling: Implications of Global EV Adoption Targets for Mexico’s Light-Duty Auto Industry
Pares, FranciscoPablo BuschMinal ChandraGil Tal
2023
Exploring Factors Related to Future Electric Vehicle Ownership Across Rural California
Robinson, AnyaTheodora KonstantinouGil Tal
2023
Technology and Fuel Transition: Pathways to Low Greenhouse Gas Futures for Cars and Trucks in the United States
Wang, QianMarshall MillerLewis Fulton
2023
Pass-Through of Alternative Fuel Policy Incentives: Evidence from Diesel and Biodiesel Markets, the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard, and Low Carbon Fuel Standards in California and Oregon
Mazzone, DanielAaron SmithJulie Witcover
2023
To Purchase or Lease: Investigating the Finance Decision of Plug-In Electric Vehicle Owners in California
Hoogland, KellyDebapriya ChakrabortyScott Hardman
2023
Creating a Global Hydrogen Economy: Review of International Strategies, Targets, and Policies with a Focus on Japan, Germany, South Korea, and California
Vijayakumar, VishnuLewis FultonMahdi ShamsDaniel Sperling
2023
The Costs and Challenges of Installing Corridor DC Fast Chargers in California
Gamage, TisuraGil TalAlan Jenn
2022
Distribution Grid Impacts of Electric Vehicles: A California Case Study
Jenn, Alan and Jake Highleyman
2022
Electric Vehicle Incentives in 15 Leading Electric Vehicle Markets
Kohn, EbenChristopher HuangNathaniel KongScott Hardman
2022
Estimating Maintenance and Repair Costs for Battery Electric and Fuel Cell Heavy Duty Trucks
Wang, GuihuaMarshall MillerLewis Fulton
2021
Climate and transportation policy sequencing in California and Quebec
Mark PurdonJulie WitcoverColin MurphySonya ZiajaMark WinfieldGenevieve GiulianoCharles SéguinColleen KaiserJacques PapyLewis Fulton
2021
Discontinuance Among California’s Electric Vehicle Buyers: Why are Some Consumers Abandoning Electric Vehicles?
Hardman, Scott and Gil Tal
2021
Charging Forward: Deploying Electric Vehicle Infrastructure for Uber and Lyft in California
Alan Jenn
2021
Brief: The Sustainability of Alternative Last-Mile Delivery Strategies
Jaller, Miguel and Anmol Pahwa
2021
Hydrogen Infrastructure Requirements for Zero-Emission Freight Applications in California
Li, GuozhenJoan M. OgdenMarshall Miller
2020
Emissions benefits of electric vehicles in Uber and Lyft ride-hailing services
Alan Jenn
2020
E-commerce, Warehousing and Distribution Facilities in California: A Dynamic Landscape and the Impacts on Disadvantaged Communities
Jaller, MiguelXiaodong QianXiuli Zhang
2020
Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-duty Truck Technology, Markets, and Policy Assessments for California
Burke, AndrewMarshall Miller
2020
Factors Affecting Demand for Plug-in Charging Infrastructure: An Analysis of Plug-in Electric Vehicle Commuters
Tal, GilDebapriya ChakrabortyAlan JennJ.H. LeeDavid S. Bunch
2020
Uncertainty, Innovation, and Infrastructure Credits: Outlook for the Low Carbon Fuel Standard Through 2030
Bushnell, JamesDaniel MazzoneAaron SmithJulie Witcover
2020
Brief: Exploring the Role of Cities in Electrifying Passenger Transportation
Hardman, ScottDahlia GarasJeff AllenJonn AxsenGeorge BeardElisabeth DütschkeNicolò DainaErik FigenbaumPatrick JochemMichael A. NicholasPatrick PlötzNazir RefaBenjamin SovacoolDaniel SperlingFrances SpreiGil Tal
2019

Technology and Fuel Transition Scenarios to Low Greenhouse Gas Futures for Cars and Trucks in California

Lewis FultonMarshall MillerAndrew BurkeQian WangChris Yang
2019
An Examination of the Impact That Electric Vehicle Incentives Have on Consumer Purchase Decisions Over Time
Jenn, Alan, Jae Hyun Lee, Scott Hardman, Gil Tal 

2019

Alternative-Fuel-Vehicle Policy Interactions Increase U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Jenn, Alan, Inês Azevedo, Jeremy J. Michalek

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