On October 6th 2018, The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a special report for policy makers with an urgent message: in order to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change, we must reduce our greenhouse gas emissions 45% by 2030 and reach zero emissions by 2075.

While comprehensive climate change mitigation requires action across most sectors, transportation has become an area of increasing focus. As the leading contributor to U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, the transportation sector needs an overhaul to make any significant progress on climate change.

Fortunately, technology improvements have led to the development of electric vehicles, which produce less than 25% of the greenhouse gas emissions traditional vehicles emit, according to a report by the California Air Resources Board.