Our experts are frequently spotlighted in national/local news outlets and widely read blogs. The headlines and summaries below link to the original news articles and features.
August 30, 2019
Hardware issues and pressure from President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports have delayed the rollout of electric bikes and scooters in three Sacramento suburbs, likely until next spring.
Sacramento Bee
August 19, 2019
The story goes that Californians love their cars. But much of the time that relationship is dysfunctional, launching drivers into the teeth of traffic jams, fouling the air and spewing gases that undermine state policies to combat climate change.
CALmatters
July 31, 2019
The latest issue of BMW Sustainability News includes an in-depth interview with the Director of the Plug-in Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Center at ITS-Davis. Dr. Tal explains how electric vehicle markets are evolving, and highlights the role of policy in stoking the higher performing market in California.
BMW Group
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
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