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Unreliable chargers could hold back electric vehicle adoption. Policymakers need to intervene. Consumers embraced electric vehicles like never before in 2023. Electric vehicle sales increased by 50% relative to 2022, … Continue Reading Electric Vehicle Charging We Can Count On
Online vehicle sales could reduce double marginalization. Amazon’s new Hyundai Evolve Showroom feels almost like the future of car buying. You pick out the car you want, choose its features, … Continue Reading Would You Buy an EV from Amazon?
Prices for 2025, 2026, and 2027 shed light on what could lie ahead for consumers. The biggest energy/climate policy news of the year so far is Biden’s decision to pause … Continue Reading What Can Futures Markets Tell Us About Biden’s LNG Pause?
Are the state’s new low-carbon fuel regulations full of BS? — Every day, California farmers milk 1.7 million cows. Each cow generates about 7 gallons of milk and 100 gallons … Continue Reading Cow Poop is Now a Big Part of California Fuel Policy
Insights on the future of the electric grid, affordability, artificial intelligence and more drew readers to the Energy Institute Blog this year. The past is no longer a good guide … Continue Reading Top 10 Energy Institute Blog Posts of 2023
Increased borrowing costs make long-term investments more expensive. Depending on which headlines you’ve been reading, you might have gotten the sense that all is not well with the green transition. … Continue Reading Do High Interest Rates Threaten the Green Transition?
New EI research finds that some utilities are over-investing in natural gas pipelines. The momentum behind an accelerated clean energy transition is building. This transition has the potential to deliver … Continue Reading Stranded Gassets
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