Alternative Fuels and Vehicles
Vehicles that run on natural gas, biofuels, hydrogen, and electricity can be cleaner and domestically produced alternatives to cars and trucks that are powered by gasoline and diesel. Experts at RFF are examining the costs and benefits of integrating these alternative fuels and vehicles into regulations, subsidies, and trading markets.
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Common Resources — Dec 10, 2020
Moving the Needle on Electric Vehicle Market Share
RFF Senior Fellow Josh Linn explores why consumer demand for electric vehicles needs to take off soon, if we’re going to reach 100 percent market share within the next decade or two.
Press Release — Dec 8, 2020
Electric Vehicles Face Challenging Goal of Reducing Transportation Emissions
Electric vehicles (EVs) represent a promising step towards lowering greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector—but a new report finds that EVs will continue to play a small part in emissions reductions over the next five years with larger contributions in the decade after.
Report — Dec 8, 2020
Progress and Potential for Electric Vehicles to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Electric vehicles (EVs) represent a promising step toward lowering greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector—but this report finds that EVs will continue to play a small part in emissions reductions over the next five years, with larger contributions in the decade after.
Report — Dec 8, 2020
Progress and Potential for Electric Vehicles to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Electric vehicles (EVs) represent a promising step toward lowering greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector—but this report finds that EVs will continue to play a small part in emissions reductions over the next five years, with larger contributions in the decade after.
Explainer — Sep 10, 2020
Carbon Pricing 202: Pricing Carbon in the Transportation Sector
What are the effects of a carbon price on the transportation sector, from fuel prices to total miles traveled?
Journal Article — Jun 18, 2020
The effects of fuel prices and vehicle sales on fuel-saving technology adoption in passenger vehicles
This article examines the strong connection between a vehicle's sales and its energy efficiency.
Workshop/Seminar — Nov 13, 2013
Cheaper Fuels for the Light-Duty Fleet
RFF researchers Richard Morgenstern, Arthur Fraas, and Winston Harrington examined the potential economic, environmental, and national security gains from replacing a portion of the gasoline used in the domestic light-duty fleet with these various natural gas-based fuels.
Workshop/Seminar — Oct 10, 2012
Energy Use and Policy in the US Trucking Sector
Workshop/Seminar — Feb 6, 2008
Fifth Annual Hans Landsberg Lecture with Kathleen A. McGinty
Press Release — Dec 8, 2020
Electric Vehicles Face Challenging Goal of Reducing Transportation Emissions
Electric vehicles (EVs) represent a promising step towards lowering greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector—but a new report finds that EVs will continue to play a small part in emissions reductions over the next five years with larger contributions in the decade after.
Media Highlight — Nov 20, 2020
Here's How Elon Musk Is 'Eating The Lunch' Of Tesla's Rivals
A story in InsideEVs quotes University Fellow Benjamin Leard on the subject of getting high-selling electric vehicles on the market.
Media Highlight — Nov 16, 2020
GM Recalls 68K EVs. Are Batteries Safe?
E&E News' EnergyWire references Climate Insights 2020: Electric Vehicles while discussing factors that influence American opinions of electric vehicles.
Common Resources — Dec 10, 2020
Moving the Needle on Electric Vehicle Market Share
RFF Senior Fellow Josh Linn explores why consumer demand for electric vehicles needs to take off soon, if we’re going to reach 100 percent market share within the next decade or two.
On the Issues — Feb 28, 2020
JPMorgan’s New Climate Commitments, Hydrogen’s Low-Carbon Potential, and More
Connecting this week's environmental and energy news to RFF's economic research.
Resources Radio — Dec 31, 2019
2019 Year in Review: Energy and Environmental Policy, with Susan Tierney and Sarah Ladislaw
Susan Tierney and Sarah Ladislaw discuss the most significant developments in environmental and energy policy over the last year.