Transportation

The car of the future may be built from crude oil leftovers

Daily Beast    ·    March 21, 2022

Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have found a new, inexpensive way to create carbon fiber using leftover waste from crude oil processing. This discovery could allow for carbon fiber to be utilized much more widely than it is today, creating lighter and more efficient cars at a more affordable price.

Fact check: EV transition does not require every gas station in the U.S. to go electric

USA Today    ·    February 11, 2022

Ian Miller (MITEI) and Jessika Trancik (Institute for Data, Systems, and Society) weigh in to help dispel misleading claims on future electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

Ship emissions: MIT takes the lead toward net-zero

MaritimeLink    ·    February 8, 2022

Randall Field, the executive director of MITEI’s Future Energy Systems Center, discusses current research and the challenges ahead for the maritime sector.