Transportation
Britain’s Ban on Gasoline and Diesel Cars Is a Game Changer for EVs
The UK announced plans this week to ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars by 2035, pulling ahead their previous target date of 2040. If you’re looking for a sure-fire way to reach carbon-reduction goals in the transportation sector, this might just be the most effective policy. It…
The Hidden Costs of EV Charging Infrastructure
If you had to guess where the best opportunities are to reduce the cost of EV charging infrastructure, what would you say? The charging station hardware, perhaps? Or maybe installation techniques, like “future-proofing” by installing larger conduit and other elements of the “make-ready” infrastructure that supplies power to the charging…
1 in 5 Cars Need to Be Electric by 2030: What Will it Take?
Last month, GM President Mark Reuss wrote an op-ed titled, “Electric cars won’t go mainstream until we fix these problems.” Mark’s article summarizes the top reasons why EVs haven’t yet achieved widespread adoption: EVs struggle to compete with gasoline vehicles on cost and range, and there is not enough…
Run on Less with Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Originally posted on ACT news. Although hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCEVs) have been around since the 1960s, they have recently emerged as a potential solution to decarbonize heavy transport. Nikola Motors just announced it has raised $1 billion in funding for its hydrogen…
Spreading Electric Vehicles Beyond Early Adopters
This blog is the third in a three-part series providing a snapshot of the project teams at the 2019 Mobility Innovation Lab Project Accelerator. The first blog can be read here, and the second blog can be read here. This piece focuses on advancing adoption of electric vehicles…