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An American Buys an E-Bike Every 52 Seconds
July 2, 2021
DEEP DIVE: Here’s Why Electric Vehicles Won’t Save Us
June 19, 2021
Harvard Study: Car Pollution in NYC Claims 1,400 Lives, Billions in Costs
The New York metro area logged 1,404 deaths specifically linked to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O3).
June 8, 2021
Revel Seeks to Create All-Electric Taxi Fleet — But City Says ‘Not So Fast’
April 28, 2021
THAT’S RICH: The Wealthy are Mostly Benefitting from State’s E-Car Rebate
Are we encouraging the switch to electric cars — or just encouraging the rich to switch to electric cars?
April 26, 2021
No, We’re Not Getting a Federal VMT Tax (But Maybe We Should)
Secretary Pete is walking back a statement that suggested a switch from a gas tax to a mileage tax — but he certainly sparked a conversation about the future of the innovative funding mechanism that's unlikely to die down soon.
March 31, 2021
Tuesday’s Headlines: A Mix of Strategies Edition
We start with a hat-tip to the Wall Street Journal, then move onto other news on a slow day.
March 23, 2021
Lithium Mining and the Hidden Environmental Costs of EVs
The Green New Deal is clearly better than our carbon-based catastrophic course. But it also depends on massive amounts of lithium — and extracting it will carry a big environmental cost of its own.
February 9, 2021
KOMANOFF: Beware the EV Congestion Boomerang
So, policymakers, be careful what you wish for when EVs are concerned: If congestion increases because of an exemption for electric vehicles, a primary benefit of congestion pricing disappears.
February 8, 2021
Four Reasons to Hold Your Applause For Automakers’ Big EV Promises
February 3, 2021
