Electric vehicle capabilities way ahead of policy, infrastructure needs
Monday, January 24, 2011 - 11:31
in Mathematics & Economics
The technologies needed to begin seriously weaning the U.S. transportation system away from petroleum and toward alternatives such as hybrid and pure electric vehicles have made great progress, but harnessing them on a scale that would significantly lower greenhouse-gas emissions or oil imports is complicated by issues of choosing the right policies and of implementing needed infrastructure improvements.