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Spread of self-driving cars could cause more pollution – unless the electric grid transforms radically

  • Written by Peter Fox-Penner, Director, Institute for Sustainable Energy, and Professor of Practice, Questrom School of Business, Boston University
Spread of self-driving cars could cause more pollution – unless the electric grid transforms radicallyA cleaner future with autonomous vehicles is not a sure thing.AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

The world is on the cusp of dramatic changes in the ways people own, operate and power their means of transportation.

Known as the “three revolutions,” a term coined by UC Davis transportation professor Daniel Sperling, the new trends are: electric...

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