David Reichmuth

David Reichmuth is a senior engineer in the Clean Vehicles program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. His work focuses on analyzing new vehicle technologies and advocating for policies that support the increased electrification of transportation. Dr. Reichmuth has testified at hearings before the US House of Representatives, the California State Legislature, and the California Air Resources Board, and he is an expert on California’s Zero Emission Vehicles regulation. He has authored several reports on the emissions from current vehicles and the benefits of electric vehicles, includingCleaner Cars from Cradle to Grave, Going from Pump to Plug,andInequitable Exposure to Air Pollution from Vehicles in California. Before coming to UCS, Dr. Reichmuth worked for Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California, where he modeled the potential costs and benefits of the large-scale adoption of battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell electric, and improved petroleum-fueled vehicles. His peer-reviewed publications compared the value of these different vehicles under a range of technology and policy assumptions.