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August 13, 2024
“Elon has his business interests that he’s going to definitely support. So one would imagine he would definitely want to keep the waiver,” said Dan Sperling, a former CARB board member who directs the Institute for Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis.
Politico
August 12, 2024
“He actually banished anyone from UC Davis and any of my grad students from coming to the Tesla factory,” said Dan Sperling, a former CARB board member who directs the Institute for Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis. “That’s how petty he was.”
Politico
August 8, 2024
“The best way to fix charger reliability is to install many more chargers,” said Gil Tal, the director of the Electric Vehicle Research Center at UC …
Automotive News
August 8, 2024
“… Daniel Sperling, director of the Institute for Transportation Studies at UC Davis. Tesla’s declining sales are partially explained by distaste for …”
SF Chronicle
August 7, 2024
Dan Sperling, director of UC Davis’ Institute of Transportation and a former CARB board member, said he’s hopeful Trump is softening his treatment of EVs because manufacturing is moving to red states.
Politico
August 6, 2024
“The firm also had its findings reviewed and confirmed by Professor Gil Tal, who is director of the Electric Vehicle Research Center at UC Davis. ChargerHelp used four years of data from the 20,000 chargers it monitors, comparing networked stations’ self-reported uptime against the actual uptime EV drivers find on location.”
The Verge
August 1, 2024
“Los Angeles-based EV supply equipment (EVSE) O&M service provider ChargerHelp examined what’s causing reliability issues for EV public charging infrastructure. The findings are in a new report, “ChargerHelp Annual Reliability Report: The State of EV Charging and the Driver Experience,” which was reviewed and endorsed by Professor Gil Tal, director of the Electric Vehicle Research Center at UC Davis.”
Electrek
June 24, 2024
On May 13, Climate Solutions celebrated a resounding success when the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded UC Davis a Climate Change and Transportation Center, to be led by Kari Watkins, professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Davis and affiliate of the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies. The award, which will total up to $7.5M over three years, will make UC Davis the home base for the only national transportation center focused on climate change.
UC Davis News
June 20, 2024
“Having an underpass or an overpass would allow for animals to safely cross through but it has to be linked to fencing,” said Fraser Shilling, the director of the Road Ecology Center at the University of California, Davis. “So if you have that combination of a crossing structure and fencing then we’re definitely going to help with wildlife crossing safely across the highway.”
NBC Bay Area
June 20, 2024
“These projects are being oversold to the public as a way to reduce congestion; they are not,” said Susan Handy, director of the National Center for Sustainable Transportation at UC Davis. “A court decision is going to be very important.”
Los Angeles Times
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