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News / In the News•Apr 12, 2022

Can Oil Companies Use Their Extra Money to Ease Pain at the Pump? It’s Complicated.

Harris Public Policy's Ryan Kellogg tells Marketplace that policy can do little to bring high gas prices back down.
via Marketplace
News / In the News•Mar 10, 2022

Why Record-High Gas Prices Won’t Be Solved By Drilling More Oil in the US

“The issue the US is grappling with from a security standpoint – we’re dependent on oil,” Sam Ori, told CNN. “The idea that if we produce more oil in some...
via CNN
News / In the News•Mar 03, 2022

This California City’s Attempt to Charge People for Driving Back-Fired. Here’s Why That Matters for Everyone

“It’s an unpopular thing to say, but energy prices have been too low for a long time,” says EPIC Director Michael Greenstone. “As countries around the world, and more generally...
via TIME
News / In the News•Jan 21, 2022

Americans Should Pay More for Gas, Not Less

Research from EPIC's Michael Greenstone, Sam Ori, and Koichiro Ito is included in the Wall Street Journal.
via Wall Street Journal
News / In the News•Oct 16, 2021

Biden’s Electric Vehicle Plan Includes Expanding Charging Stations. Is It Enough?

An article in USA TODAY references a study by EPIC's Fiona Burlig and University of California Berkeley's Haas School of Business that found owners drove their EVs about half the...
via USA TODAY
News / In the News•Jul 19, 2021

Chicago Auto Show Puts Spotlight on Electric Vehicles

EPIC Executive Director Sam Ori was featured on WTTW's Chicago Tonight.
via WTTW
News / In the News•Mar 29, 2021

Biden’s Lesson From Past Green Stimulus Failures: Go Even Bigger

“Electric vehicles are still far out of the money, but a stimulus that was targeted at reducing the cost of these batteries absolutely could help," EPIC Director Michael Greenstone tells...
via New York Times
News / In the News•Feb 14, 2021

EV Owners Drive Half As Many Miles As Other Drivers: Study

Owners of electric vehicles don’t drive as much as other car owners, a new study from the University of Chicago, University of California, Davis, and UC Berkeley posits.
via Jalopnik

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