Riders on the Strom*?
Public transport ridership is in serious trouble. We know that having the average American commuter move an average car weighing 4,000 pounds 41 miles across a highway is an inefficient … Continue Reading Riders on the Strom*?
Top 10 Blog Posts of 2022
The year’s most popular blog posts addressed rooftop solar policy and the path to electrifying homes and transportation. The widespread adoption of solar energy by California households led the state’s … Continue Reading Top 10 Blog Posts of 2022
Are Vehicle Air Pollution Standards Effective, Efficient, and Equitable?
Co-authored with Mark R. Jacobsen, James M. Sallee, and Arthur A. van Benthem – Exhaust standards drove 99% declines in vehicle emissions, but still need scrap incentives for old vehicles. … Continue Reading Are Vehicle Air Pollution Standards Effective, Efficient, and Equitable?
Cool Car, (Wo)Man!
Peer effects in EV adoption. Obsessing over cool new gadgets, clothes, movies, music, and books has kept many a conversation going. In the classroom we still teach an economic model … Continue Reading Cool Car, (Wo)Man!
Should We Pay People to Drive Their Electric Cars?
The EPA considers subsidizing electric fuel. Over the last several years there has been a lot of excitement about the potential growth of the electric vehicle (EV) market. Much attention … Continue Reading Should We Pay People to Drive Their Electric Cars?
Filling the Tank with Sunbeams and Breezes
Strategically timed vehicle charging can help green the grid. Between the newly signed Inflation Reduction Act and last year’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the federal government is committed to … Continue Reading Filling the Tank with Sunbeams and Breezes
It’s Still Hot, But Summer is Over in Europe
And a tough winter is coming. I left Germany in 1990 as a long haired, smoking, bearded hippie with a guitar in one hand and a bag full of dreams … Continue Reading It’s Still Hot, But Summer is Over in Europe
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