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The climate bill could short-circuit EV tax credits, making qualifying for them nearly impossible
James Morton Turner, Wellesley College
The U.S. Senate passed a far-reaching climate, energy and health care bill on Aug. 7, 2022, that invests an unprecedented...
Cramming cities full of electric vehicles means we’re still depending on cars — and that’s a huge problem
Kurt Iveson, University of Sydney
This week, the NSW government announced almost A$500 million towards boosting the uptake of electric vehicles. In its new electric...
Top economists call for budget measures to speed the switch to electric cars
Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Australia’s top economists overwhelmingly back government measures to speed the transition to electric cars in...
Distance-based road charges will improve traffic — and if done right won’t slow Australia’s switch to electric cars
Philip Laird, University of Wollongong
Road-user charges on electric vehicles based on distance driven were announced in November 2020 by the governments of South Australia...
Can a future ban on gas-powered cars work? An economist explains
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
The U.S. transportation sector is one of the largest contributors of carbon dioxide, the potent driver of climate...
Electric vehicles as an example of a market failure
Jovana Stanisljevic, Grenoble École de Management (GEM)
Electric vehicle revolution is well under way. Norway ambitiously heads toward having all new cars sold as zero-emission...
