Reports

SAFE Report: Getting From U.S. Energy ‘Mirage’ to ‘Arsenal’

On April 5, 2022, SAFE released “Overcoming America’s Energy Security Mirage” which contained recommendations to remedy petroleum supply shortfalls, provide needed assurance to global oil markets, and overcome America’s persistent and dangerous overreliance on oil for automobile transportation. “For too long Americans have been sold a fallacy that ample domestic oil reserves would make our […]

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SAFE Report Addresses How U.S. Industry Can Benefit from Climate Imperatives, Security Concerns

Washington, D.C. – Today, SAFE Commanding Heights issued Stoking an Industrial Renaissance: Opportunities for U.S. Decision-Makers. The report outlines policy proposals that can revitalize American manufacturing to compete in a world shaped by the rise of China and the value of reducing carbon emissions. Shortages of medical equipment, semi-conductors, and consumer goods leading up to […]

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Commercial Goods Transport: Widening the Road to Electrification

Read the report As transportation shifts from a petroleum past to a connected, electric future, a new paper from SAFE, the Electrification Coalition and the Bipartisan Policy Center concludes that Congress has an opportunity to put the United States in the lead by creating a pathway for the expedited electrification of commercial goods transport. To […]

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A Regulatory Framework for Autonomous Vehicle Deployment and Safety

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) promise significant improvements in safety, productivity, efficiency, equity and national security – but fully realizing these benefits hinges on safe and responsible deployment that builds public trust. Safety is therefore a critical metric of AV regulation and deployment, but in the absence of a federal framework for AVs industry has faced uncertainty as […]

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SAFE Report Addresses Employment Effects of Domestic Electric Vehicle Supply Chains

The global transportation system is shifting from a gasoline past to a connected, electric future, with considerable strategic and economic rewards for the country that leads the transition. Currently, the unrivaled leader in this race is China, which exerts vast control over every step of the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain, from minerals to markets. […]

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