What we can learn from the electricity and transportation sectors

6 lessons from transportation electrification's past to guide its future

Two areas where utilities should be actively moving upstream to influence distributors and manufacturers are in vehicle telematics and medium- ...

Benefits to Communities | US Department of Transportation

Electric vehicles—and the charging infrastructure that supports them—also offer benefits to rural communities.

Electric Vehicle Benefits and Considerations

Overall, the transportation sector accounts for approximately 30% of total U.S. energy needs and 70% of U.S. petroleum consumption. Using more energy efficient ...

Seven Reasons to Learn About Energy | Common Home

If you are pursuing a degree or have already entered the workforce, think critically about the way we produce and consume energy. Learning about ...

Electric Transportation - Edison Electric Institute

Electricity is a domestically produced transportation fuel that will transform our nation's transportation sector. Today, the technology and infrastructure ...

Electrifying Transportation: A Holistic Approach - SACE

To make a meaningful impact in transportation emissions, we not only need to replace gas-powered vehicles with electric alternatives, but we ...

Use of Energy Explained: Energy Use for Transportation - EIA

Electricity is used by public mass transit systems and by electric vehicles. Petroleum is the main U.S. transportation energy source. In 2022, petroleum ...

Dealing with deep uncertainty in the energy transition: What we can ...

This is demonstrated based on three cases covering the sectors power generation and transportation: investment in (i) a coal-fired power plant, (ii) offshore ...

Sustainable Transportation and Fuels | Department of Energy

Alternative fuels can be used in flexible-fuel and dual-fuel vehicles as well as vehicles with advanced technology, such as hybrid power systems and fuel cells.

Energy in Transportation | EGEE 401 - Dutton Institute

We can explore energy in the transportation sector the same way we looked at power generation. First, energy for transportation is driven by the same four ...

How to Lower Transportation-Sector Emissions - CFR Education

The ways we move around the world are making it hotter. Electric vehicles and other innovations offer climate change solutions. ... A Seoul Subway ...

Lessons from EVS37: An International Conference on Electric ...

What lessons can we bring home? Charging infrastructure needs to be accessible if we want broad-based EV adoption. The clean transportation ...

Electrification 101 - Resources for the Future

Electrification of transportation can also improve air quality. Switching to electric cars and trucks can reduce air pollution where the ...

Energy for Transportation | Understand Energy Learning Hub

Trucks and Buses: Fuel use is 96% fossil fuels in the form of diesel (81%), gasoline (11%), and natural gas (3%). (Percentages are rounded to nearest percent.) ...

What is Electrification of Transportation? - Driivz

For the transportation sector, electrification means replacing fossil fuels with electricity as the means of powering light-duty vehicles, ...

How We Use Energy, Transportation - The National Academies

The transportation sector includes many modes, from personal vehicles and large trucks to public transportation (buses, trains) to airplanes, freight trains, ...

The electrification of transport could transform our future – if we are ...

Electrifying the transportation system offers numerous benefits, including greater diversity in the fuel portfolio, reduced dependence on fossil ...

Electrification - Energy System - IEA

Much of the need can be met by the shift towards electric transport and the installation of heat pumps. In industry the highest potential for ...

The Future of Transportation Is Electric

It's clearer every day: the future of transportation is electric. We should ... sectors, transportation included. The US is already seeing ...

The Impact of the Electrical Industry

By using electric vehicles, we can save money in the long run while also reducing our overall transportation costs and minimizing harmful emissions. Electric ...