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Electric vehicles are poised to aid Biden in climate fight

Electric vehicles are a key mechanism to decrease transportation-based carbon emissions, yet their adoption has been remarkably slow in the U.S. Jessika Trancik (Institute for Data, Systems, and Society) comments on the need for more charging stations in strategic locations to increase the likelihood of adoption.
February 17, 2021 In the media The Hill

Will safer batteries finally take over the home storage market?

MITEI Research Scientist Apurba Sakti weighs in on the relatively low risks of lithium-ion batteries in an article about the potential use of lithium-iron-phosphate in home energy storage systems.
February 17, 2021 In the media Greentech Media

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

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.
February 1, 2021 In the media WBUR

In push for clean transportation, Mass. focuses on electric cars over public transit

MITEI's Randall Field and other transportation leaders discuss Massachusetts' proposed climate plan and the importance of comprehensive efforts including increasing the state's focus on public transit and facilitating a transition to electric vehicles.
January 31, 2021 In the media The Boston Globe

Covid-19’s long-term impact on mobility

Co-director of MITEI’s Mobility Systems Center Jinhua Zhao (Urban Studies and Planning) discusses the immediate and latent effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on mobility globally.
January 26, 2021 In the media Brink

What would nuclear batteries do for us?

An opinion piece calling for the adoption of nuclear batteries cites MITEI’s 2018 study The Future of Nuclear Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World and the need for expanded nuclear energy capacity to address the challenges of climate change and poverty.
January 25, 2021 In the media Forbes

Meet the team shaking up climate models

The Climate Modeling Alliance, which includes a number of MIT researchers, is working on developing a new climate model that could be used to create more accurate climate predications useful at local or regional levels.
January 22, 2021 In the media Christian Science Monitor

Electric cars are better for the planet—and often your budget, too

After calculating the total lifetime costs and carbon dioxide emissions of nearly every new car model on the market, Jessika Trancik and others from MIT’s Institute for Data, Systems, and Society found that in addition to being more environmentally friendly, electric cars are cheaper too.
January 15, 2021 In the media The New York Times

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