“Are we there yet?” is a classic refrain of the family road trip, and increasingly a question that everyone – from journalists to economists to climate-concerned citizens – poses about the global transition from fossil fuel-powered polluting vehicles to clean electric vehicles (EVs) powered by increasing renewable electricity.

Transportation today contributes one-fifth of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions globally, with the vast majority coming from the more than one billion cars, trucks, buses, and two- and three-wheelers powered by oil. Getting the world on track to reduce these emissions at the speed and scale consistent with climate goals will be no small feat. Recent advancements in policy have brought us a long way — I’ve witnessed it since the early days of my career as an automotive engineer, to advising and implementing world-leading policies in California, and now directing the transportation program at ClimateWorks Foundation.

In late 2015, ClimateWorks and a number of partners came together to test an idea: philanthropy as a catalyst for conditions to tip the market toward cleaner vehicles. This global collaboration to accelerate the market, now known as the Drive Electric Campaign, supports research, engages policy-makers and businesses, and partners with communities like workers, health experts, and those who have been overburdened by tailpipe pollution for far too long.

When our team began to supercharge our efforts seven years ago, we knew that ambition was the route to turn ideas into implementation. Time and again, we have seen firsthand how ambition plus policy can galvanize large scale investment in electric transportation.

Read the full article about clean transportation by Anthony Eggert at Forbes.