Is Uber a solution to traffic congestion or a problem?
February 24, 2020
Commuters may not see ride-hailing services as alternatives to cars or to public transport.
Fortune India
In The News
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Electric Vehicles Can Help California Hit 2030 Emissions Reduction Target
February 24, 2020
Energy Innovation, a nonpartisan energy and climate policy firm, recently released research showing the state of California may not meet its 2030 climate emissions reduction target.
CleanTechnica
EV Options Have Increased but Public Awareness Not So Much
February 24, 2020
Consumers in the largest electric car market in the country still find it difficult to name an electric vehicle brand beyond Tesla.
Government Technology
The Promise and Peril of Autonomous Vehicles
February 24, 2020
The possibility of self-driving cars on our roads is prompting both excitement and anxiety. Advocates point to the possibility of increased safety, lower pollution, even less congestion.
The National Law Review
Making Connections
February 5, 2020
As more people move farther out, options are in the works to ease their commutes
Comstock’s Magazine
Super Bowl Ads Hyped Electric Cars. But Will Anyone Buy Them?
February 5, 2020
Super Bowl ads featuring electric vehicles used to be rare. But this year, at least three car companies — GM, Porsche, and Audi — ran flashy commercials for new plug-in models.
New York Times
Sacramento-area commuters are turning to a ‘car-lite’ lifestyle. Here’s how you can, too
January 22, 2020
What is the car-lite lifestyle? There is no set definition. But if you leave your car at home for one commute per week, or for a Saturday or evening outing and instead ride your bike, take light rail to a Kings’ game or carpool in an Uber, you’re going car-lite.
Sacramento Bee
Inside the new Uber-style bus service in Sacramento. Will you ditch your car?
January 22, 2020
Starting Monday, bus and rail agency Sacramento Regional Transit will launch a major expansion of an experimental service that invites residents and workers in nine local communities, including downtown, to leave their cars in the garage and instead summon a door-to-door ride-share shuttle bus called SmaRT Ride.
Sacramento Bee
Trump-aligned automakers would be barred from federal sales under new bill
January 22, 2020
Bay Area Rep. Mark DeSaulnier is throwing another jab in California’s battle with the Trump administration over climate change policy.
San Francisco Chronicle
Sunny California Imagines Its Electric Cars as Mobile Power Grid
January 22, 2020
Imagine using an electric vehicle to get around town, but also to store energy during surplus times and give it back to the grid when needed.
Bloomberg Environment
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