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May 17, 2024
For many carmakers, their huge investments in battery plants and new supply chains, so far, are not paying off, says Gil Tal, director of the Electric Vehicle Research Center at UC Davis.
Marketplace
May 14, 2024
The new center, which will be led by Kari Watkins, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and faculty affiliate at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, will advance research and technologies to support the nation’s clean energy goals, accelerate decarbonization of the transportation sector, strengthen the resilience of the nation’s transportation infrastructure and address environmental inequities created by the transportation system.
Mass Transit
May 13, 2024
The new Center for Emissions Reduction, Resiliency, and Climate Equity in Transportation was established through a cooperative agreement with DOT and will support the DOT Climate Change Research and Technology Program as well as the DOT Climate Change Center. It is led by Kari Watkins, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and faculty affiliate at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies.
UC Davis College of Engineering News
May 4, 2024
“In the end it’s probably a plus because it’s not in the public interest to have one company be so dominant,” Daniel Sperling, founding director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California Davis, told CNN.
CNN
May 3, 2024
Dan Sperling, a former CARB member and director of UC Davis’ Institute of Transportation Studies, said that it’s hard to know exactly what the climate impacts of AVs would be because the freight system is not well understood from a research or policy perspective.
Politico
May 1, 2024
After a spate of headlines in recent months that the market is slowing down, director of the UC Davis EV Research Center Gil Tal said the new sales figures are more likely a sign of market maturity.
The Sacramento Bee
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, the director of the University of California, Davis’s Electric Vehicle Research Center. “They are ahead of the game, they already have good technology, and they can build it.”
The Washington Examiner
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
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