energy

The research objectives of this dissertation are to develop a modeling framework within an advanced activity-based travel demand model that can be used to assess the distribution of transportation cost and benefits across communities of interest and implement a data structure and variable tracking system that can be implemented within and across various modeling tools to ensure that data needed for equity assessment transfer between models, and that outputs from combined models can be used to assess equity impacts.

This report summarizes the impact on corridor-level energy use and emissions associated with the 2018 opening of the I-75 Northwest Corridor (NWC) and I-85 Express Lanes in Atlanta, GA.

This research explores electric vehicle (EV) and grid interactions with a focus on CO2 emissions through integrating models and data that characterize: vehicle energy consumption, travel demands, vehicle charging, and temporal emission profiles associated with electric power generation dispatch. This convergence research helps quantify the relative emissions of light duty vehicle use and charging during various times of day to enable comparison of EV modes against one another and against conventional vehicle baselines.

The EVALUATE project develops methodology for forecasting emissions outputs of a class of vehicles and use cases. Phase II focuses on targeted case studies that extend prior work from light duty vehicles operated by individuals to service-oriented vehicles operated by small and medium businesses.