Zero-Emission Vehicles & Fuel Technologies

This project examines the potential for zero-emission and near-zero emission truck technologies from both economic and environmental perspectives, focusing on their use in short-haul drayage service.

This report evaluates the market status and potential freight market penetration of zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) and near-ZEVs in the medium and heavy duty class within the California market. It focuses on intra-urban rather than long-haul deployment scenarios.

This project studies urban, last-mile freight operations in order to improve California's freight efficiency.

This project evaluates different scenarios of low-carbon fuel in the U.S. transportation industry.

This project creates a sensor to measure the fuel quality of natural gas, with the intention of advancing renewable natural gas as a vehicular fuel source.

The goal of the project is to evaluate mid to long-term energy storage needs of the electric grid for select fleet electrification scenarios.

This research will explore vehicle-grid interactions with a focus on environmental benefits for future scenarios in which electric vehicles reach substantial market share.

This research will expand on EVALUATE, Phase I by testing the tools developed in that project in an urban area, developing guidance to assist others in using these tools in other regions, and performing technology transfer activities to get the tools in the hands of practitioners and decision makers.