Using data-informed models to accelerate an energy transition | Jessika Trancik
Channel: World Economic Forum
Date: 2017-02-14

Some say that transitioning to clean energy is inevitable, others that it is impossible. Jessika Trancik, a Professor in MIT’s Engineering Systems Division, argues that the technology is there, and it comes down to individual decisions and the development of new business models. Under 1% of cars sold in the US are electric, for example – but electric vehicles would already be suitable for 87% of daily car use across the country. 

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