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Charging six cars at once is fine. Charging 60 million might be a bit tougher. Nadya Kubik/Shutterstock.com

Switching to electric vehicles could save the US billions, but timing is everything

F. Todd Davidson, The University of Texas at Austin; Dave Tuttle, The University of Texas at Austin; Joshua D. Rhodes, The University of Texas at Austin, and Kazunori Nagasawa, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Ensuring that everyone doesn’t charge their cars simultaneously will make a big difference.
Younger Americans tend to be comfortable relying on ride services and foregoing car ownership. BeyondDC

To Uber or not? Why car ownership may no longer be a good deal

F. Todd Davidson, The University of Texas at Austin and Michael E. Webber, The University of Texas at Austin

Using ride-hailing services full-time would mean avoiding the hassles of owning a car. But it could cost less, too – depending on how you value your time otherwise spent behind the wheel.
Lessons from the Lone Star State: A surge in wind power on the Texas grid didn’t cause reliability problems (and brought down electricity prices) because regulators improved the efficiency of wholesale electricity markets. Sarah Fields Photography/Shutterstock.com

Are solar and wind really killing coal, nuclear and grid reliability?

Joshua D. Rhodes, The University of Texas at Austin; F. Todd Davidson, The University of Texas at Austin; Michael E. Webber, The University of Texas at Austin, and Thomas Deetjen, The University of Texas at Austin

Energy Secretary Rick Perry wants to know if wind and solar are compromising the reliability of the grid and hurting coal power. The answer lies in his home state of Texas.

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