Transportation

Our experts examine the role of transportation in tackling climate change.

Daimler Truck North America

September 26, 2022

Fighting Climate Change and Unhealthy Air, California Wants to Electrify Trucks, Too

Sam Wilson
Senior Vehicles Analyst

A traffic jam on the highway

lorenz.markus97/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

September 26, 2022

Is It Possible to Phase Out Petroleum and Transform our Transportation System?

Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura
Scientist

the batteries of a 2009 Nissan Leaf EV on display

Tennen-Gas/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

September 20, 2022

California’s Progress Toward Recycling Policy for EV Batteries

Jessica Dunn
Scientist

A red Rivian R1T pick up

September 19, 2022

If You Live in Rural America, Here’s How to Save Money by Switching to an Electric Vehicle

Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura
Scientist

EV charging stations in parking garage

Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

September 19, 2022

Five Things to Know About the Updated EV Charging Tax Credit

Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst

GPA Photo Archive/Flickr

September 12, 2022

Can the Electric Grid Handle EV Charging?

Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst

Brothers91/istock

September 8, 2022

Survey Shows Preference for EVs, Barriers Faced by Different Racial Groups

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

Rufa A-zade/Wikimedia

September 5, 2022

Desperate Tampering Industry Trying to Pass RPM Act to Continue Polluting

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

Emmett Institute/Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0

August 24, 2022

California Needs a Petroleum Phaseout Plan

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

Aliazimi/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

August 22, 2022

Can California Stop Selling Polluting Cars by 2035? Yes It Can.

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

Sean Boyd/Unsplash

August 2, 2022

Even at a 40-percent Electric Fleet, USPS is Missing the Mailbox

Sam Wilson
Senior Vehicles Analyst

A Nikola electric truck crosses the Queensway Bay Bridge in Long Beach, California

Nikola Newsroom

August 2, 2022

Congress Considers First-Ever Purchase Incentive for Commercial EVs

Sam Wilson
Senior Vehicles Analyst

Fast Electric Vehicle charging stations along I-95 in Maryland.

Earth and Main/Flickr

August 1, 2022

What Are States Planning To Do With Federal EV Charging Funds?

Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst

County of San Mateo/Flickr

August 1, 2022

What the Inflation Reduction Act Means for Electric Vehicles

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

DENNIS SCHROEDER/NREL

July 29, 2022

Why is Congress’s Climate Breakthrough Such a Big Deal? Because Without It, We’d Be Irreparably Off Course.

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

Rudolf Simon/Wikimedia

July 27, 2022

Are EV Batteries Recyclable?

Jessica Dunn
Scientist

D. Reichmuth/UCS

July 25, 2022

What Are the Benefits of Switching from Gasoline-Powered Cars and Trucks to Electric?

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

July 18, 2022

Massachusetts Needs Ambition: In the Wake of W.V. v. EPA, What One State Can Do

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

A view under the hood of a 2017 Chevrolet Volt

July 13, 2022

Ask a Scientist: In Search of a ‘Green’ Electric Car Battery

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

June 1, 2022

EPA’s Proposed Truck Rule Delays Justice for Freight-Impacted Communities

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

Level two home charger

May 23, 2022

Can You Plug an Electric Car into a Regular Outlet? And Other Charging Questions Answered

Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst

City of Portland, OR

April 26, 2022

How Does Transit Help the Climate?

Kevin X. Shen
Northeast Transportation Policy Analyst/Advocate

Fortune Conferences

March 31, 2022

It’s Time for Charles Koch to Testify About His Climate Change Disinformation Campaign

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

KOMUnews/Flickr

March 29, 2022

Why Are Gasoline Prices So Volatile?

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

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