THE FUTURE IS ELECTRIC: Cutting carbon pollution from transportation is pivotal to stemming the climate crisis.

• Date: 22 June 2020
• Published date: 22 June 2020

FROM TRUCKS DELIVERING GOODS TO COMMUTERS GETTING TO WORK, TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTS FOR A WHOPPING 40% OF NEW ENGLAND'S CLIMATE POLLUTION. To achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the region must reinvent its transportation system--starting now.

That means helping people drive less through investments in transit and smarter development. It also means swapping out gas guzzlers for electric cars, trucks, and buses. Electric vehicles can slash carbon and air pollution--improving public health in the process--while saving money on gas and maintenance.

Through careful management, electric vehicles could revolutionize not only our roads but also our electricity grid. Their batteries could be used to balance electricity supply and demand, so we could rely less on dirty power...