U.S. Department of Transportation

Assessing Electric Vehicle Benefits in a Rural, Cold, and Mountainous Region

  • Principal Investigator Dana Rowangould, Ph.D.
  • University of Vermont
This study will collect real-world driving data in the mountainous and largely rural northern state of Vermont to determine how plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) use and performance differ across these contexts and for different vehicle types.
Project Status
In Progress

Assessing the Charging Needs of Multi-EV Households in California

  • Principal Investigator Gil Tal, Ph.D.
  • University of California, Davis
This project will determine the market penetration and charging infrastructure needs of multi-EV households by region and community in California from 2022 to 2040, with a particular focus on how access to charging will affect the rate at which households acquire additional EVs and on the difficulties of expanding EV ownership in Disadvantaged Communities in California.
Project Status
Complete

Assessing Transportation Equity in California ZEV Incentives at Participating Dealerships

  • Principal Investigator Aviv Steren
  • University of California, Davis
This study aims to identify the existing bias, barriers, gaps, in zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales processes as well as the inventory and source of used ZEVs at the participating dealerships that hinder larger adoption of ZEVs, specifically in the low-middle income and disadvantaged communities households in California.
Project Status
In Progress

Assessing Transportation Financing Options from a GHG Perspective

  • Principal Investigator Debbie Niemeier, Ph.D.
  • University of California, Davis
This white paper synthesizes the major transportation funding mechanisms currently being used or discussed in the U.S. and Europe, and characterizes the state of knowledge with respect to their ability to also enhance the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Project Status
Complete

BikewaySim Technology Transfer: City of Atlanta, Georgia

  • Principal Investigator Kari E. Watkins, Ph.D.
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
This project will develop a shortest path calculator that can identify the relative travel cost across routes for a case study subarea within the City of Atlanta.
Project Status
Complete