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Pilot: Electric Vehicles with Hesham Rakha

In this pilot episode, Hesham Rakha shares insights on what sustainable mobility means, the gas price at which electric vehicles becomes the more cost effective option, and some of his personal experiences with an electric car.

About Rakha

Rakha is the Samuel Reynolds Pritchard Professor of Engineering in the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, as well as a courtesy professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Rakha also directs the Center for Sustainable Mobility at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.