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Observations on the current happenings in the world of transportation from Transportation Energy Institute Executive Director, John Eichberger.

Our 10 Years in Transportation Energy

John Eichberger | May 2023 When we launched the Fuels Institute 10 years ago, one of our objectives was to bridge the gap that existed between ...

Achieving Carbon Reductions Strategically

John Eichberger | April 2023 Another day, another policy announcement. Without doubt, the pursuit of carbon reductions has not lost any momentum. As I draft this, ...

Exploring Priorities and Preserving Optionality

John Eichberger | March 2023 So much has changed in the transportation energy space since we founded the Transportation Energy Institute 10 years ago. When I ...

Reducing Carbon Emissions Effectively – Now and Tomorrow

John Eichberger | February 2023 Why is the Transportation Energy Institute so focused on identifying paths to lower transportation carbon emissions? Because that is the direction ...

Without Trucks, America Stops

John Eichberger | November 2022 We have all seen the bumper stickers – “Without trucks, America stops”- and it’s true. According to American Trucking Associations, 72.2% of ...

Focus on Solutions, Not Politics

John Eichberger | October 2022 Americans return to the polls November 8 to cast votes for Congress, state and local officials. It is always an interesting ...

Decarbonizing the Elephant in the Room – Combustion Vehicles

John Eichberger | September 2022 The pressure to decarbonize the transportation sector continues to gain momentum. Governments throughout the world (and within the United States) are ...

When and Where Should We Install EV Chargers?

John Eichberger | August 2022 With $7.5 billion being invested by the federal government, the majority of which will go to build out charging stations for ...

Butterfly Effect and Forecasts

John Eichberger | July 2022 A friend of mine who worked for a market analysis and consulting firm at the time, and who personally produced many ...

Walk and Chew Gum – Keeping Biofuels at the Table

John Eichberger | June 2022 There are a lot of articles, statements, projections, pledges and policies being promoted based upon the assumption that future vehicles are ...

A Core Motivation of Decarbonization

Jeff Hove | May 2022 The transportation market is undergoing a significant transition focused on reducing related carbon emissions. In the past, most of this sector’s ...

E15 Summer Waiver: Key Questions About the Market

John Eichberger | April 14, 2022 This week, the Biden Administration announced its intention to use emergency waiver authority to allow for the summer-time sale of ...

MHD Vehicles – Dynamic, Complex and Deserving of Special Attention

John Eichberger | April 1, 2022 The medium and heavy-duty vehicle (MHDV) market is dynamic, yet it often receives less specific attention than it requires. In ...

Fuels Prices – In Context, not Hype

John Eichberger | February 24, 2022 The price of oil and gasoline is once again dominating news coverage, and with good reason – prices haven’t been ...

Life Cycle Carbon Emissions of Electric and Combustion Vehicles

John Eichberger | December 1, 2021 As the world pursues a vision of a decarbonized transportation market, the contribution of battery electric vehicles (BEV) will be ...