Electric vehicle batteries can serve as a key source of storage for renewable energy. Zero-emission school buses are the perfect application — When discussing electric vehicles with skeptics, I often hear a familiar refrain: “Electric vehicles aren’t really clean, because the energy used to power them is created by fossil fuels.” …

Switching from one dirty fuel source to another isn’t the public health or climate progress we need — America’s accelerating transition to clean energy and electric vehicles presents an existential threat to the fossil fuel industry. With its back against the wall, the industry has been forced to get creative about rebranding dirty fossil fuels as “clean, green” solutions. …

The bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by Congress provides $2.5 billion specifically for zero-emission electric school buses — The humble yellow school bus, an iconic symbol of American education, is getting an exciting upgrade in 2021. The bipartisan infrastructure investment package just passed by Congress provides $2.5 billion in funding specifically for zero-emission electric school buses and an additional $2.5 …

Mobile batteries could power essential services during disasters — The Gulf Coast is still reeling from a historic 2020 hurricane season, yet once again, the region is bracing for more devastation as Hurricane Ida forms over the Caribbean, threatening to slam into Louisiana by Sunday, likely bringing extreme flooding and power outages. Over the past two weeks, Tropical Storms…

Spending on new highways is wasteful and destructive. America needs to repair what we have instead of building new roads — Former President Dwight Eisenhower reimagined America’s transportation infrastructure with the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s. Today, President Joe Biden’s sweeping American Jobs Plan echoes the bold investment of the Eisenhower administration. However, America can’t afford to take a 1950s approach to infrastructure today. Building more roads and highways won’t…

It’s time to stop prioritizing parking over people. — We know that driving while intoxicated is extremely dangerous and deadly. So why do so many bars have huge parking lots that encourage people to drive there? Surprisingly, the number of parking spaces is often not decided by the bar. Instead, massive lots are often required by local government regulations…

Support e-scooters by adding bike lanes and docking stations to make our cities safer — I was an undergraduate student in Washington, D.C. when the great electric scooter boom began in spring 2018. The curious, colorful and battery-powered “e-scooters,” branded with catchy names like “Lime,” “Bird” and “Skip,” started as a novelty about four years ago but quickly became a key part of the city’s…