Katie Fehrenbacher
GreenBiz
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Past articles by Katie:
The top 25 most sustainable fleets
We've spent the past year following the most aggressive and most innovative transportation sustainability commitments and purchase deals done by organizations. → Read More
BMW, Ford, other automakers rev up carbon commitments
Some are using the struggles of the pandemic to lean into sustainability goals. The rising fortunes of companies like Tesla and Rivian are also motivators. → Read More
Lyft's 100% EV strategy requires a policy blitz
The unprecedented move will require an unprecedented leap forward in policies that can make electric vehicles affordable and beneficial for Lyft drivers within the next 10 years. → Read More
America is terrible at building things. Let's fix that, starting with transportation
Respected venture capitalist Marc Andreessen is calling for a resurgence of U.S. manufacturing and transportation projects. We should build things such as EV charging infrastructure, zero-emissions public transit and protected lanes for micromobility. → Read More
A conversation with Ford's sustainability leader
How will the No. 2 American automaker focus on sustainability amidst restructuring and major transformation? → Read More
5 hot technologies for cold trucking
Refrigerated trucks use a quarter more fuel (usually diesel) than non-refrigerated trucks do. These solutions could help reduce that impact. → Read More
10 questions on EVs for the CEO of Portland General Electric
How electric vehicles can be a net benefit to the grid. → Read More
The breakout biofuel for heavy-duty fleets
The strategy behind using "renewable diesel" is to reduce transportation emissions now, instead of later. → Read More
Dow embraces circularity . . . and fossil fuels
Dow is looking to lead on the circular economy — not so much on moving away from fossil fuels. → Read More
Why 'climate tech' is the new cleantech
Will the term crash and burn or will it find successes and help make real progress with the climate crisis? → Read More
Solar plane explorer's next mission: climate tech startups
What's harder, flying an around-the-world solar plane or finding a thousand profitable cleantech companies? → Read More
GM revs up all-electric, driverless answer to ride-hailing services
Automakers aren't yet taking the service business model all that seriously, but they should. → Read More
Uber and Lyft need to electrify
Whether they want to or not. → Read More
It's time for Silicon Valley to start buying electric commuter buses
Many big Bay Area companies such as Facebook and Genentech use large fleets of private commuter buses. This year more of these vehicles will run on batteries. → Read More
Here's how e-scooter and e-bike companies could embrace the circular economy
Shared micromobility services may reduce emissions, but the short lifespan of the scooters and bicycles raises questions about materials use and deeper supply-chain impacts. → Read More
Why batteries need artificial intelligence
From Toyota to Tesla to tech startups, improving battery life is key to unlocking sustainable transportation. Many see AI as the answer. → Read More
Companies are already decarbonizing shipping without electric fleets — here's how
For fleet managers, the key is in the logistics. These three tactics can cut costs and emissions. → Read More
How Anheuser-Busch plans to sustainably ship cold beer around the USA
The leader of the beverage maker's fleet decarbonization initiatives, Ingrid De Ryck, said the U.S. transportation industry is ready for a "breakthrough and innovative solution." → Read More
6 takeaways from the emissions deal between automakers and California
The industry doesn't want to be caught in the crosshairs in a war between the Golden State and the Environmental Protection Agency. → Read More
This undercover trend is electrifying trucks
As distribution logistics encourage regional delivery, the opportunity to electrify grows, too. → Read More