By HLS News Staff
Harvard Law Today
A new study shows that electric, autonomous cabs could increase greenhouse gas emissions — not reduce them
A new study led by Dr. Ashley Nunes, a fellow at the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School, concluded that, counterintuitively, fleets of electric, autonomous taxis could dramatically increase energy consumption and emissions that contribute to climate change — not reduce them.
“While electric vehicles themselves have lower emissions than traditional gasoline-powered ones, our work...
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