Transportation Industry
Reports
2020
Sep
15
Past Event
It’s time for an infrastructure ‘boost’: Confronting utility bill affordability during the COVID-19 recession
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Online only
2018
Oct
30
Past Event
40 years after deregulation, remaining challenges for airlines and public policy
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Washington, DC
2018
Sep
21
Past Event
Environmental and transportation issues in urban environments
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Beijing, China
Clifford Winston
Senior Fellow - Economic Studies
[On decarbonizing the heavy transport industry and the shift to electric delivery vehicles for e-commerce] The last-mile delivery is actually a fairly easy usage to electrify. It also has monetary advantages. The vehicles are used really heavily — on the road every day, running around all day — and electricity is a cheaper fuel than gasoline or diesel. Those vehicles are likely to be more expensive up front, but they’re also likely to pay for themselves.
