What's Needed Now for America's Electric Vehicle Future?

Amid gas shortages and price hikes, electric vehicles can't take over soon enough. Ford is unveiling an all-electric F-150, America's best-selling vehicle, and President Biden wants to invest $174 billion in electric vehicle incentives.

Two Duke experts will discuss the policies and infrastructure needed to support electric vehicles in the United States, as well as the environmental advantages of electric cars, during this video conference call for the media that is also available for general viewing on YouTube.

Featured Experts:

Timothy Johnson is a professor of the practice of energy and the environment in the Nicholas School of the Environment. He studies energy systems planning, with a focus on environmental quality and energy consumption.

Jennifer Weiss is a senior policy associate at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. She authored the North Carolina Energy Efficiency Roadmap, a guide developed in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to help the state remove barriers and achieve its energy efficiency potential.