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Deepak Rajagopal weighs in on barriers to a successful, swift transition to electric vehicles

Publication: ABC News 

UCLA Expert: Deepak Rajagopal: Professor, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability; Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning 

Synopsis: ABC News published an article on how states’ registration plans could accelerate electric vehicle adoption. Rajagopal expressed his concerns about the lack of suitable infrastructure to meet this demand. 

UCLA News: According to ABC News, Rajagopal noted that the country's EV charging infrastructure is still far behind where it should be to accommodate current EV engines and motorists' demands. "A policy like this will have some positive impact and there will be probably more investments in Washington State, but will it be big enough to help meet the target? That's a question that no one really has an answer to," Rajagopal said. 

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