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The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded the University of Maryland School of Public Policy (SPP) $300,000 and Syracuse University $200,000 to study changes in electricity and technology use in consumers who adopt solar panels (PVs), battery storage and electric vehicles (EVs). The study will help policymakers develop targeted interventions to encourage consumers to co-adopt these energy-saving technologies.

Professor Casey Dawkins' new book is available August 31.

In the past decade, the number of people purchasing electric vehicles for personal use has increased immensely, to the point that electric car registration even increased in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic.The demand for electric vehicles is undoubtable, yet how best to meet this demand technologically remains an open question.