In The News

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.


Rebates all around but not for Tesla

November 27, 2024

“Gil Tal, director of UC Davis’ EV Research Center, said Tesla’s dominance of the credit program could have suppressed other companies’ developing their own models. He noted, however, that given the state’s recent requirements for car companies to sell increasing shares of electric vehicles, automakers now have to bring them to market either way.”

POLITICO


Tesla left out of California’s new EV rebate plan

November 27, 2024

“California has led the United States in electric vehicle adoption, and Tesla was a massive part of that success,” said Daniel Sperling, a transport expert at the University of California at Davis. “But this proposal reflects a shift toward making EVs more accessible to everyday consumers.”

Diya TV



Africa Minerals Strategy Group joins Council for Critical Minerals Development in the Global South

November 22, 2024

“The Council is an initiative established by the UN organisation Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), the Institute of Transportation Studies at University of California, Davis, and social enterprise Swaniti Global. “

msn


Green energy and mobility: more research and innovation for EU competitiveness

November 20, 2024

“With the publication of the report “Addressing European Research & Innovation Challenges for System Transitions in Energy and Mobility”, the authors – Frank W. Geels, Pierpaolo Cazzola, Wolfgang Ketter, Paula Kivimaa
– aim to offer recommendations and insights regarding the priorities to consider for developing research and innovation in the clean energy and mobility sectors.”

FASI


Shifting manufacturing: Electric vehicle supply strategy using the model for international EV trade

November 20, 2024

Paper Written by ITS researchers

Science Direct


LAURELS: Transportation Society Award, Book Prize, More

October 29, 2024

Dan Sperling, a distinguished professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been named the 2024 recipient of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s prestigious S.S. Steinberg Award in honor of “remarkable contributions to transportation education.”

UC Davis News


Charging, not range, becomes a top concern for EV drivers

October 18, 2024

“Alan Jenn is an assistant professional researcher at the Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicle (PH&EV) group of the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) at the University of California, Davis, and an affiliate at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.”

Electronics 360 at Global Spec


The One Thing Holding Americans Back From Buying An EV

October 17, 2024

“This article was originally published on The Conversation by Alan Jenn at the University of California. Read the original article here.”

INVERSE


UC Davis’s Daniel Sperling Honored With Prestigious National Research Award

October 16, 2024

“Daniel Sperling, Ph.D., a professor of civil engineering and environmental science and policy and founding director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis (ITS-Davis), is the 2024 recipient of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) prestigious S.S. Steinberg Award.”

American Journal of Transportation


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