Reversing the charge

Battery power from electric vehicles to the grid could open a fast lane to a net-zero future.

Leda Zimmerman | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Nov. 28, 2022 ~10 min

How to design clean energy subsidies that work – without wasting money on free riders

Start high, drop fast and avoid the free-riders: How to design subsidies that can boost clean energy in the US and elsewhere.

Tiruwork B. Tibebu, Ph.D. Student, Rochester Institute of Technology • conversation
Nov. 21, 2022 ~8 min


Advancing the energy transition amidst global crises

MIT Energy Initiative Annual Research Conference highlights both opportunities and obstacles in the race to a net-zero future.

Leda Zimmerman | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Nov. 9, 2022 ~12 min

Beyond passenger cars and pickups: 5 questions answered about electrifying trucks

As California goes on regulating air pollution, other states often follow – including the Golden State’s ambitious goals for cleaning up emissions from trucking.

Miguel Jaller, Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis • conversation
Nov. 1, 2022 ~11 min

Game theory could boost access to EV charging stations

A new approach uses game theory to try to improve user access to electric vehicle charging stations, researchers report.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Oct. 17, 2022 ~4 min

How many Amazon packages get delivered each year?

The rise of e-commerce means billions of packages are delivered in the US each year. That creates traffic and pollution, but urban freight researchers are finding better way to get goods to customers.

Rishi Verma, PhD Student in Industrial Engineering and Research Assistant, Urban Freight Lab, University of Washington • conversation
Oct. 17, 2022 ~7 min

Daytime EV charging at work could cut costs

The vast majority of electric vehicle owners charge their cars at home in the evening or overnight. They're doing it wrong, researchers say.

Mark Golden-Stanford • futurity
Sept. 27, 2022 ~8 min

People of color are as interested in buying electric cars as white consumers – the biggest obstacle is access to charging

Reducing air pollution from cars and light trucks would pay big health dividends for low-income and minority communities. A new survey shows how to get more drivers of color into electric vehicles.

Andrea Marpillero-Colomina, Adjunct Lecturer in Urban Studies, The New School • conversation
Sept. 27, 2022 ~6 min


Meeting 2030 goal for electric cars could be impossible

The US is unlikely to reach its own goal of 50% penetration of electric vehicles by 2030 unless the cars become more affordable.

Ken Bikoff-Indiana • futurity
Sept. 16, 2022 ~4 min

Making EVs without China's supply chain is hard, but not impossible – 3 supply chain experts outline a strategy

China controls much of the global EV supply chain, but electric vehicles that use its parts and minerals won’t qualify for new US EV tax credits. Can America build its own supply chain?

Tinglong Dai, Professor of Operations Management & Business Analytics, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University • conversation
Aug. 31, 2022 ~11 min

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