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June 9, 2019
“If California’s trying to be a leader, we have to go as fast as possible,” said Lew Fulton, who studies sustainable transportation at UC Davis’ Institute of Transportation Studies. “Policies are critical to try to speed this up… Carrots and sticks. Carrots being pricing and incentives, sticks being regulatory.”
CALmatters
June 7, 2019
The Trump administration has “largely ignored California and the auto industry so far,” said Daniel Sperling, director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California Davis and a member of the California Air Resources Board. “It’s saying even the auto industry believes that there should be vehicle-emissions standards in place.”
CALmatters
May 20, 2019
“Automation is the path of history,” said Dan Sperling, a member of the California’s Air Resources Board and professor of civil engineering and environmental science at the University of California, Davis. “The questions are how much automation really makes sense, and how do you deal with the disruption to the workers?”
Bloomberg
March 5, 2019
There’s a huge gap between the number of electric cars you see at an auto show and how many cars the dealer will offer you,” said Gil Tal, director of the Plug-in Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Research Center at UC Davis. “It’s kind of hard to ask the market for huge demand when there is no supply. You need to stock the shelves first.”
AP/Washington Post
February 28, 2019
“For this to be beneficial, we have to substitute our shopping trips, not double them,” said Miguel Jaller, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of California at Davis.
USA Today
November 15, 2018
“California is well positioned to become a transportation model for the world, but it will need strong leadership and resolve to achieve its potential.”–Daniel Sperling, professor and director of ITS-Davis and member of CARB.
CALmatters: Guest Commentary
November 15, 2018
“The pressure is mounting,” says Yunshi Wang, director of the China Center for Energy and Transportation at the University of California at Davis. “This could be a model for other countries; it could be a game changer globally.”
Bloomberg Businessweek
October 11, 2018
“It demonstrates that it’s a doable technology in all vehicles, not just small little cars,” said Dahlia Garas, director of the Plug-in Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Research Center at the University of California, Davis.
Trucks.com
October 11, 2018
“One-day delivery is often free, but it comes at a high cost for the environment,” said Miguel Jaller, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of California, Davis. That’s because delivery companies need to make more trips when customers choose expedited shipping.
New York Times
September 21, 2018
“The main issue [is] that most of the Californians are not aware of the benefit and opportunity of buying plug-in electric cars,” says Gil Tal, who directs the Plug-In Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Research Center at UC Davis . “If you buy an electric car today and you drive it for 10 years in California, your car will be cleaner every year.”
NPR/Morning Edition