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September 18, 2025

Moura Partners with it's electric, UD for $1.1M CEC Grant to Launch Breakthrough Vehicle-to-Grid EV Charger

Car Charger

By turning EVs into grid assets, curbside vehicle-to-grid technology will play a key role in advancing California's climate goals

Can California thread the needle on airline emissions?

Politico newspage ITS Berkeley affiliate Ethan Elkind, director of the climate program at the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Law, Energy and the Environment, talks about Can California thread the needle on airline emissions?

September 15, 2025

From EVs to the Grid: Unlocking Second-Life Battery Potential with AI

Thank you to Simona Onori, Associate Professor in Energy Science and Engineering at Stanford University, who presented From EVs to the Grid: Unlocking Second-Life Battery Potential with AI at the Institute of Transportation Studies Transportation Seminar on Friday, September 12, 2025.

September 8, 2025

Billions Spent, Miles to Go: The story of California's failure to build high-speed rail

Grist News site, highspeed rail Ethan Elkind, director of the Climate Program at the Center for Law, Energy and the Environment and ITS affiliate, talks about Billions Spent, Miles to Go: The story of California's failure to build high-speed rail at Gri

August 28, 2025

ITS Staff Spotlight: Matthew Raifman

Matt Raifman _ Scooter Spotlight Featured Center: SafeTREC

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“Charm City” Baltimore, Maryland

August 27, 2025

Xu, Hansen, and Ryerson Win Kevin Corker Award

Xu, Hansen, and Ryerson _ Kevin Corker Award Congratulations to CATRes researchers Jing Xu,Mark Hansen,

MTS ridership data reveal high cost of banning apartments near trolley stations

KPSB New site Ethan Elkind, director of the Climate Program at the Center for Law, Energy and the Environment and ITS affiliate, talked about MTS ridership data reveal high cost of banning apartments near trolley stations to KPBS:

August 25, 2025

Fall 2025 Transportation Seminar

Fall Seminar poster Welcome to the Fall 2025 ITS Berkeley Transportation Seminar Series.

The Transportation Seminar is organized by the Institute of Transportation Studies and the Transportation Students Organizing Committee (TRANSOC)

August 22, 2025

Simulating the Future: The Role of Digital Twins in Transportation Planning Q&A with Dr. Anu Kuncheria

Published 07/23/2025 at IEEE Computer Society: https://www.computer.org/publications/tech-news/trends/digital-twins-in-...

August 20, 2025

California has a fallback plan for Trump’s clean car attacks. Does it go far enough?

CalMatters news page Ethan Elkind, director of the Climate Program at the Center for Law, Energy and the Environment and ITS affiliate, talks about California has a fallback plan for Trump’s clean car attacks.

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