The extreme dependency on oil of ground transportation systems across the world – particularly in the United States – has become a weakness in national economies.

Presentation at the Energy Technology Innovaiton Policy seminar series.

In his presentation on the California Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEV) mandate, Gustavo Collantes offers some policy and environmental context for the legislation, ways in which he undertook his study, policy dynamics during discussions about ZEV, and “lessons learned” and overall take-aways.