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April 30, 2024
“I believe that Tesla can do very well in being a charging provider company, not just a car company,” said Gil Tal, director of UC Davis’ EV Research Center. “They are ahead of the game, they already have good technology and they can build it.”
Politico
April 30, 2024
Gil Tal, director of University of California, Davis’ EV Research Center, told us Monday that Tesla is positioned to play a huge role in California’s efforts to build 2 million chargers by 2035. He said he doesn’t know what to make of the news yet, but that it “sounds like bad news for infrastructure investment.”
Politico
April 27, 2024
“It makes a huge difference,” said Gil Tal, who heads the Plug-in Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Research Center at the University of California at Davis.
The Washington Post
April 24, 2024
Is the grid ready? And if not, how much will it cost to get it there? Two researchers at the University of California, Davis—Yanning Li and Alan Jenn—have determined that nearly two-thirds of its feeder lines don’t have the capacity that will likely be needed for car charging.
Ars Technica
April 18, 2024
Fraser Shilling, director of the Road Ecology Center at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, joins this episode of “There’s More to That” to discuss his research in road ecology.
Smithsonian Magazine
April 15, 2024
Yunshi Wang, director of the China Center for Energy and Transportation at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, told Politico’s Blanca Begert last October that China’s adoption of California’s zero-emissions vehicle mandate drastically reduced air pollution in Beijing. Wang said China has essentially caught up with the Golden State when it comes to clean transportation.
California Local
April 6, 2024
The Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California Davis has highlighted a potentially significant but overlooked use of bicycles and other forms of micromobility.
Cycling West
March 27, 2024
Tesla and China built a symbiotic relationship, with credits, workers and parts that made Mr. Musk ultrarich. Now, his reliance on the country may give Beijing leverage. Yunshi Wang, director of the China Center for Energy and Transportation at the University of California, Davis, weighs in.
The New York Times
March 25, 2024
“Now, automakers have a few more years to finalize their full electric portfolio,” says Gil Tal, who directs the Plug-In Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Research Center at UC Davis.
Wired
March 22, 2024
Despite the EPA’s decision to extend the timeline for implementing its new emission limits, Alan Jenn, a researcher at the Electric Vehicle Research Center at the University of California, Davis, remains confident that the new standards will “nevertheless push electrification nationwide.”
The Conversation
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