Transportation

Why we aren’t at ‘peak car’ yet—and what can reverse the trend

MIT Sloan School of Management    ·    March 22, 2021

In a recent MITEI podcast, Joanna Moody of MITEI's Mobility Systems Center and David Keith, a professor in the MIT Sloan System Dynamics Group, address three important questions about how to shift the U.S. away from private car ownership.

GM signs deal with MIT-spinout to reduce electric vehicle battery costs by 60%

CNBC    ·    March 11, 2021

SolidEnergy Systems, a spinout of MIT, and General Motors will jointly develop next-generation electric vehicle batteries, featuring lithium metal instead of lithium-ion, that are expected to cut the cost of the technology by 60%.

Want More Electric Cars? First We Need More Places To Charge Them

WBUR    ·    February 1, 2021

A study by Jessika Trancik (Institute for Data, Systems, and Society) and others measures which kinds of infrastructure improvements could lead to wider adoption of electric vehicles. One key finding is that installing charging stations on residential streets and along highways will greatly increase the potential for vehicle electrification.