On Thursday, the California Air Resources Board voted to phase out gas-powered cars by 2035, but experts say significant investments in grid infrastructure will need to happen to make this a reality. Experts at the University of California, Irvine have been conducting much of that research, learning what exactly will be needed to make all cars zero emissions in little more than a decade. "The grid does not currently have the capability to add millions of battery electric or even fuel-cell electric vehicles today," [said] Jack Brouwer, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering [and director, Advanced Power and Energy Program] at UCI. "So, we have some time to make reasonable investments in the grid to enable this to actually happen and to happen well." Read More