Powering Innovation, Job Growth
A Next 10 study finds California is leading the shift to EV adoption:
- California is a global VC leader in electric vehicles, attracting 69 percent of the world's EV investment in the first half of 2011.
- California is a national and global patent leader in EV technology.
- During the recent downturn, EV jobs expanded four percent in California, while total employment in the state dropped seven percent from January 2009 to 2010.
Studies
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THE ROAD TO CLEAN AIR II–A Zero Emission Future:
Public Health and Societal Benefits, Zero Emission Vehicle Fleet in California
American Lung Association in California, January 24, 2012 -
Powering Innovation: California is Leading the Shift to Electric Vehicles from
R&D to Early Adoption
Next 10, December 2011 -
Ensuring America's Freedom of Movement: A National Security Imperative to
Reduce U.S. Oil Dependence
Military Advisory Board of CNA, November 2, 2011 -
The Impacts of Short-term Changes in Air Quality on Emergency Room and Hospital Use in California’s San Joaquin Valley
Central Valley Health Policy Institute, October 2011 -
Supplying Ingenuity: U.S. Suppliers of Clean, Fuel-Efficient Vehicle
Technologies
UAW, NRDC, NWF, August 2001 -
Analysis shows that proposed national fuel economy standards could save millions of barrels of oil per day
Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE), June 8, 2011 -
Driving California’s Economy: How Fuel Economy and Emissions Standards Will Impact Economic Growth and Job Creation
Next 10, May 25, 2011 -
The Road to Clean Air
American Lung Association in California, May 11, 2011 -
2011 State of the Air Report – California Statewide Notes
American Lung Association, April 27, 2011 - Pay Now, Pay Later – a State-by-State Assessment of the Costs of Climate Change
American Security Project, April 18, 2011
- Electrify Your Business – Moving Forward With Electric Vehicles
Business Council on Climate Change & Bay Area Council, April 6, 2011 - Issues Related to the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) December 15, 2010 Slide Presentation Entitled “The U.S. Auto Industry and the Market of 2025”
International Council on Clean Transportation, March 9, 2011 - Letter to Center for Automotive Research Highlights Flaws in CAR Presentation on 2025 Auto Market and Industry
International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), March 9, 2011 - Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act 1990 to 2020
U.S. EPA, March 2011
To read earlier studies, see our Studies Archive.