On Thursday the Rocky Mountain Institute — an energy-focused think tank known for its boldness in predicting technological change — released a truly sweeping report on the future of vehicles. And if it’s right — something that, to be sure, can be questioned — then we would be on the verge of an energy and technology transformation to rival the sudden decline of the coal industry. The institute certainly isn’t the first to suggest self-driving cars are something special. Uber…
These researchers think we’re nearing ‘peak car’
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