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“We should seriously look at how we can encourage small numbers of Chinese EVs to come to California,” said Dan Sperling, a former California Air Resources Board member and director emeritus of the University of California, Davis’ Institute for Transportation Studies.
Repealing the endangerment finding hands carmakers a short-term reprieve. But creates strategic and financial uncertainties. Quote: It is “hard to see how the path US automakers are on will lead to success”, which is concerning because the industry is important for national security, adds Sperling.
The border wall at the California-Mexico border divides bighorn sheep from resources and scientists are asking Customs and Border Patrol to remove the wall there.
"If a large percentage of people changed a little bit of their travel, then all of a sudden the benefits are huge," said researcher and co-director of the BicyclingPlus Reserach Collaborative at the University of California, Davis Dillon Fitch-Polse.
Jenn said the kerfuffle crystallizes a significant political hurdle Democratic lawmakers will have to overcome before seriously pushing for an alternative to the gas tax: few drivers understand how gas taxes are collected, how much they actually pay or that a mileage tax would replace the old system.
“The problem with a lot of current gas stations is [they’re] not that nice of a place to spend 15, 20, or 30 minutes,” said Scott Hardman of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis. “Hopefully in the future, we’ll see more of them turn into coffee shops, cafes — places you actually want to be.”
“We’re still at a very fragile point in the transition to all vehicles being electric,” Hardman said. “Only 8% of the vehicles on the road are electric, and that’s not enough for you to reach the point where the vehicles are a social norm.”
As the Research Program Director for the Electric Vehicle Research Center at UC Davis, Garas brings over 20 years of experience in vehicle technology, much of it spent at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS). In her role with the EcoCAR team, she mentors students across engineering, project management, communications, and outreach—equipping them with the interdisciplinary skills required to lead innovation in the rapidly evolving field of vehicle technology.
