‘What Moves People?’ Drives NREL Mobility Behavioral Scientist To Find Answers
March 16, 2021
Born in Mexico City, Mexico, Patricia (Paty) Romero-Lankao arrived in Colorado in 2006 and found her way to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in 2018 to grow a new mobility behavioral science capability.
“How people behave and make decisions are social science questions, not technical ones,” Romero-Lankao said.
Understanding what factors influence people’s choices specifically energy and mobility choices, such as whether to carpool or buy a fuel-efficient vehicle can inform policy, technology rollout, and ultimately influence individuals to make cleaner choices.
Paty Romero-Lankao, NREL s lead behavioral scientist for mobility behavioral science,
NREL releases comprehensive vision for deep decarbonization of transportation
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released a comprehensive vision for deeply decarbonizing transportation. It is a strategy rooted in cross-cutting research and engineering to enable industry stakeholders, communities, government agencies, and early adopters to meet their climate goals.
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by 50%–85% by 2050 to limit global warming to two degrees Celsius (four degrees Fahrenheit). The transportation sector is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, accounting for about 28% of total carbon emissions.
At the basic level, our strategy is simple: pair the best technology with the right application whether that’s an electrified ride to school, a hydrogen-fueled big rig, or a commercial flight powered by low-carbon biofuel. We envision a mobility system fueled wi
The Auto Industry Bets Its Future on Batteries
Carmakers, government agencies and investors are pouring money into battery research in a global race to profit from emission-free electric cars.
The lab at QuantumScape, a Silicon Valley start-up whose investors include Volkswagen and Bill Gates, is working on a technology that could make batteries cheaper, more reliable and quicker to recharge.Credit.Gabriela Hasbun for The New York Times
Feb. 16, 2021
As automakers like General Motors, Volkswagen and Ford Motor make bold promises about transitioning to an electrified, emission-free future, one thing is becoming obvious: They will need a lot of batteries.
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768 Electric vehicles are better for the climate than gas-powered cars, but many Americans are still reluctant to buy them. One reason: The larger upfront cost. New data published Thursday shows that despite the higher sticker price, electric cars may actually save drivers money in the long-run. To reach this conclusion, a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology calculated both the carbon dioxide emissions and full lifetime cost â including purchase price, maintenance and fuel â for nearly every new car model on the market.