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Interview with Chris Paine in the Whole Life Times

Revenge of the Electric Car

A: I’m much more hopeful today than I was in 2005, simply because the car companies have painted themselves into a corner. Q: When gas prices went up, people started driving less, and interest in EVs soared. But now, gas prices have fallen below $2 in some places. People are demanding electric cars and plug-in hybrids.

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National Low Carbon Fuel Standard study releases major Technical Analysis and Policy Design reports; providing a scientific basis for policy decisions

Green Car Congress

Very broadly, they found that an LCFS would buffer the economy against global oil price spikes, trim demand for petroleum, and lessen upward pressure on gas prices. gCO 2 e/MJ for diesel over the period 2005–2035. Set a target of reducing the carbon intensity (CI) of gasoline and diesel by 10 to 15 percent by 2030.

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