Regulators Make Headway on Wheelchair Access for Ride-Hail
April 16, 2021
Mollie D’Agostino is a co-writer on this article discussing the new legislative measure taken to create more wheelchair accessibility on ride-hail services.
Streetsblog Cal
In The News
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The EV tax credit can save you thousands — if you’re rich enough
March 4, 2021
Gil Tal says a decade ago, electric cars were more of a luxury item, only purchased by the rich — but now, as cheaper models are released, the tax credit may be standing in the way of middle-income Americans who want to jump on the EV bandwagon.
Grist Magazine
Old school Airstreams enjoy pandemic-era popularity
March 4, 2021
Giovanni Circella, director of 3 Revolutions Future Mobility Program at the University of California at Davis, has been studying how the pandemic has affected mobility and says the widespread adoption of remote work has enabled greater flexibility to travel — but not for everyone.
Washington Post
Tesla Quality Issues Threaten Its Dominance in China EV Market
February 24, 2021
Yunshi Wang said that Tesla was trying to meet a huge demand in China and the rush in manufacturing may have led to a decline in quality.
Wall Street Journal
A New Energy Partnership: Do EVs Spell the End of Conventional Electricity?
February 19, 2021
Aditya Ramji tries to address the mind-boggling question of whether ascent of EVs will bring an end to the era of conventionality in electricity.
Infraline Plus Magazine
How much do drivers use EVs? Clashing studies fuel debate
February 19, 2021
Gil Tal, director of the Plug-in Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Research Center at the University of California, Davis said the study’s conclusions went “about five bridges too far,” and were flawed from beginning to end.
E&E News
Interview: California Freeway Expansion Projects Induce Travel, and Underestimate Impacts of Additional Driving
February 18, 2021
Authors Susan Handy, Jamey Volker, and Amy Lee state that induced travel is often “ignored, underestimated, or misestimated in the planning process, particularly in the assessment of the environmental impacts of roadway capacity expansions.”
Streetsblog
Biden-Harris Administration Taps Austin Brown to Serve on White House Council on Environmental Quality
February 18, 2021
Austin Brown said, “I share the values held by the administration and their leadership team, including centering equity, valuing diversity, and restoring science to tackle the climate crisis.”
UC Davis
How the Departments of Energy and Transportation Could Revolutionize How We Get Around
February 4, 2021
Kelly L. Fleming writes that as the largest greenhouse-gas emitting sector in the U.S., the transportation system must be overhauled in order to avoid the worst effects of climate change.
Gizmodo
G.M.’s Electric Car Push Could Put China in the Driver’s Seat
February 2, 2021
The world’s shift to electric cars “is based on the Chinese technological road map,” said Yunshi Wang, the director of the China Center for Energy and Transportation at the University of California, Davis.
NY Times
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