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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

In Progress

Assessing Transportation Impacts Using Vehicle Miles Traveled Rather Than Level of Service Can Incentivize Infill Development

Research Product Type

Policy Brief

This policy brief summarizes findings from a study of how the change to using VMT rather than LOS to measure land use projects' transportation impacts affects the approval process for urban development.

Automated Vehicle Scenarios: Simulation of System-Level Travel Effects Using Agent-Based Demand and Supply Models in the San Francisco Bay Area

Principal Investigator Caroline Rodier, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This project looks at a variety of scenarios to understand how automated vehicles may affect travel demand in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Project Status

Complete

California Roadkill Observation System

Research Product Type

Planning Tool

The California Roadkill Observation System is an online collaborative tool for documenting roadkill in the state.

Caltrans Sustainable Freight Academy

Principal Investigator Thomas O'Brien, Ph.D.
California State University Long Beach

This project will involve the design and implement two four-day in-person Sustainable Freight Academies for Caltrans during calendar year 2021.

Project Status

Complete

Caltrans Sustainable Freight Academy

Research Product Type

Research Report

The academy consisted of presentations from goods movement professionals and subject matter experts, from the U.S. State DOTs and public-and private organizations as well as those from international planning agencies.

Can California Sustain Its Commitment to Providing Zero-Emission Vehicle Rebates?

Research Product Type

Policy Brief

This policy brief summarizes findings from a study that developed six alternative fee structure scenarios, each capable of raising $200 million per year, to explore equity implications of a fee system in California.

Can Deep Cuts in GHG Emissions from Trucks be Achieved by 2050?

Research Product Type

Policy Brief

This policy brief summarizes research that suggests that the combination of significantly improved vehicle efficiency coupled with very low-carbon fuels can help the trucking sector reach greenhouse gas targets.

Conducting an Inventory to Quantify Carbon Sequestration Potential for Fuels Reduction in Caltrans Rights of Way

Principal Investigator James Thorne, PhD.
University of California, Davis

This research project aims to support efforts within Caltrans in conducting a wildfire vulnerability risk assessment for fuels reduction in the right of way (ROW) to protect Caltrans’ infrastructur

Project Status

Complete

Current Natural Gas Infrastructure Can Accommodate Future Conversion to Near-Zero Transportation Technology

Research Product Type

Policy Brief

This policy brief summarizes findings from a research project which examined how natural gas infrastructure can be economically and technologically synergistic for natural gas and renewable natural gas in the near term.