In The News

Our experts are frequently spotlighted in national/local news outlets and widely read blogs. The headlines and summaries below link to the original news articles and features.


Sacramento area has about 2,500 EV chargers. Here’s where to find them

April 14, 2025

Dahlia Garas, manager of the UC Davis Electric Vehicle Research Center, tests the reliability of an electric vehicle station operated by Electrify America, in downtown Sacramento on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.

Sacramento Bee


China Starts Harnessing the Power of Its Massive EV Fleet

April 14, 2025

“There’s a big economic opportunity there,” says Alan Jenn, an electric-car expert at the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis.

Bloomberg.com


Another victim of Trump’s tariffs: California’s electric vehicle ambitions

April 11, 2025

“I think that we will buy less new cars altogether, which is not good for the economy and the environment,” said Gil Tal, director of the Electric Vehicle Research Center at UC Davis. “Because new cars — electric and gas — are usually more efficient and clean.”

Los Angeles Times


Insurers’ flight is over. Now for the fight.

April 9, 2025

Dan Sperling, a former California Air Resources Board member and director of the University of California, Davis, Institute of Transportation Studies, said the study doesn’t take into account other policies like the state’s low-carbon fuel standard, which requires fuel suppliers to produce lower carbon alternatives such as biofuels.

POLITICO


Tariff terror comes for EVs

April 8, 2025

Dan Sperling, director of the Institute for Transportation Studies at UC Davis and a former member of the California Air Resources Board, whose EV targets Congress is currently mulling whether to revoke, said the layers of cost and regulatory uncertainty will unquestionably slow down automakers’ EV plans.

POLITICO


Research Shows More Roads = More Driving

March 24, 2025

A new study, Road Capacity as a Fundamental Determinant of Vehicle Travel, published by the University of California Institute of Transportation Studies, indicates that roadway supply is a key factor affecting the amount that people drive in a community.

Planetizen


California announces it has more electric charging stations than gas station nozzles

March 22, 2025

“We have about a million home chargers in California,” said Gil Tal, a professor with the UC Davis Research Center.

CBS News


The electric-vehicle revolution may be on shakier ground than you think

March 22, 2025

“It is clear based on the evidence that there is no inflection point, no significant market growth, without strong policy support,” said Gil Tal.

Washington Post


Will we soon be able to charge electric cars in minutes?

March 18, 2025

“But not every electric car will be able to take advantage of ultra-fast charging stations,” says Gil Tal at the University of California, Davis.

New Scientist


How government-issued credits have supported Tesla and other EV makers

March 18, 2025

“Credit prices are going to start going up if these regulations stay in place,” said Daniel Sperling, director of the Institute for Transportation Studies at University of California, Davis. He helped create the current regulatory credit system when he was a member of the California Air Resources Board.

Marketplace


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