electrification

Electric Truck Fleet Management under Limited and Uncertain Charging Infrastructure Availability

Research Product Type
Research Report
This study develops a comprehensive optimization framework for electric truck fleet management, addressing the interplay between infrastructure limitations, operational uncertainties, and energy cost fluctuations. This research will also provide scalable insights for policymakers and industry leaders, supporting the broader transition to sustainable freight transportation.

Equity in the Path to Full Light-Duty Vehicle Electrification

  • Principal Investigator Trisha Ramadoss
  • University of California, Davis
This dissertation will develop a representative synthetic population of California including household and vehicle variables crucial to modeling electric vehicle (EV) adoption and equity.
Project Status
In Progress

Improving Our Understanding of Transport Electrification Benefits for Disadvantaged Communities

  • Principal Investigator Debbie Niemeier, Ph.D.
  • University of California, Davis
This research will improve long-term sustainability by identifying how and why (or why not) transportation electrification (TE) projects align with regional and local transportation goals. The research will result in a deep dive case study that can serve as a template for evaluating future TE expenditures with respect to identifying and quantifying disadvantaged community benefits.
Project Status
Complete

Integrated Modeling Program and Total Cost of Ownership Calculator for Medium-Duty and Heavy-Duty Battery Electric Trucks in Regional Freight Use-Case Deployments

Research Product Type
Research Report
This report outlines the technical development and application of the Total Cost of Ownership Spreadsheet Tool (TCOST), a Microsoft Excel-based calculator that simplifies and integrates the main functions, data, and outputs of pre-existing models (MOVES-Matrix and the GREET Model) and other external sources of economic data.

Integrated Modelling Program and TCO Calculator for Battery-Electric Medium- and Heavy-Duty Truck Deployment in Regional Freight Use-Cases

  • Principal Investigator Caleb Weed
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
This study identifies heavily-trafficked freight truck routes of optimal distances in Georgia and quantifies electrification benefits for fleets operating on these corridors by integrating outputs from MOVES Matrix, the Argonne National Laboratory’s GREET Model, the Georgia Tech Fuel and Emissions Calculator (FEC), and other models into a web-based tool.
Project Status
Complete

Investigating Transportation Decarbonization through Transit and Rideshare Electrification: A Scenario Analysis with Large-Scale Models

  • Principal Investigator Mehdi Azimi, Ph.D.
  • Texas Southern University
This project utilizes the Department of Energy's Systems and Modeling for Accelerated Research in Transportation (SMART) workflow to evaluate potential outcomes of electrification policies, specifically for transit and rideshare systems. This will be accomplished by harnessing a large-scale agent-based activity-based transportation modeling tool designed for the Houston Metropolitan Area.
Project Status
In Progress

Smart Charging of Electric Vehicle Fleets: Modeling, Algorithm Development, and Grid Impact Analysis, with Emphasis on Fleets of Transit and Heavy-Duty Freight Vehicles

  • Principal Investigator Christian Viteri
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
In the research, smart charging will be explored in the larger context of electric vehicle fleets carrying freight and/or people to assess its potential to again decrease charging costs, increase carbon-free energy usage, decrease spatially-concentrated peak demands on the grid, and lower infrastructure investment.
Project Status
Complete
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