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The fastest way to get more people to buy electric vehicles Vox.com 1 hr ago Ella Nilsen © Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images A person charges an electric vehicle at an EVgo charging station at Union Station in Washington on April 22, 2021. Whether the United States can get to net-zero emissions by 2050 hinges hugely on our love of cars: They’re the dominant mode of transportation in America — ridership on trains, buses, and other public transit pales i...

Pilot program to provide e-bikes to low-income workers in Durango, CO; NREL/CEO study on use patterns, efficiency benefits Supported by a $50,000-grant from the Colorado Energy Office, 16 low-income workers in Durango, Colorado will receive e-bikes through a pilot program of the 4 Corners Office of Resource Efficiency (4CORE). The nonprofit received the grant funding from the state’s “Can Do Colorado Community Challenge.” The bikes, manufactured by Seattle-based Rad Power Bikes, were proc...

Pilot Program Sheds Light on E-Bike Use Patterns, Energy-Efficiency Benefits Analysis Shows E-Bikes Are an Effective, Energy-Saving Alternative to Other Travel Modes April 27, 2021 The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) partnered with the Colorado Energy Office to assess the travel-behavior impacts of providing low-income essential workers with e-bikes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analysis results indicate that, among participants ...

‘What Moves People?’ Drives NREL Mobility Behavioral Scientist To Find Answers March 16, 2021 Born in Mexico City, Mexico, Patricia (Paty) Romero-Lankao arrived in Colorado in 2006 and found her way to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in 2018 to grow a new mobility behavioral science capability. “How people behave and make decisions are social science questions, not technical ones,” Romero-Lankao said. Understanding wh...

NREL releases comprehensive vision for deep decarbonization of transportation The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released a comprehensive vision for deeply decarbonizing transportation. It is a strategy rooted in cross-cutting research and engineering to enable industry stakeholders, communities, government agencies, and early adopters to meet their climate goals. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by 50%–85% b...

The Auto Industry Bets Its Future on Batteries Carmakers, government agencies and investors are pouring money into battery research in a global race to profit from emission-free electric cars. The lab at QuantumScape, a Silicon Valley start-up whose investors include Volkswagen and Bill Gates, is working on a technology that could make batteries cheaper, more reliable and quicker to recharge.Credit...Gabriela Hasbun for The New York Times Feb. 16, 2021 As automakers like General Motors, Volkswa...

Comments Electric Cars Are Better for the Planet – and Often Your Budget, TooSkip to Comments The comments section is closed. To submit a letter to the editor for publication, write to letters@nytimes.com. Electric Cars Are Better for the Planet – and Often Your Budget, Too 768 Electric vehicles are better for the climate than gas-powered cars, but many Americans are still reluctant to buy them. One reason: The larger upfront cost. New data published Thursday shows that ...