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A Before and After Evaluation of Shared Mobility Projects in the San Joaquin Valley

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

In this project, both stated and measured data will be used to evaluate the San Joaquin Valley's carsharing program, volunteer ride-hailing program, and the "mobility-as-a-service" smartphone application.

Project Status

Complete

A Data-driven and Model-based Approach for Assessing the Potential of Electric Vehicle Adoption and Corresponding Reduction in Energy Use and Emissions: A Case Study in Georgia

Principal Investigator Ziyi Dai
Georgia Institute of Technology

This work researches on the adoption of electric vehicles in households’ daily travel in Georgia state.

Project Status

Complete

Accelerating Commercialization of Alternative and Renewable Fuels and Vehicles

Principal Investigator Kenneth Kurani, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This project evaluates the current electric vehicle market in California, paying close attention to attitudes and sociodemographic factors.

Project Status

Complete

An Assessment of Electric Vehicle Adoption and Potential Growth under Evolving Techno-policy Scenarios

Principal Investigator Ziyi Dai
Georgia Institute of Technology

This study aims to conduct a time-series to explore how electric vehicle (EV) adoption has increased over time and to predict how future EV adoption will continue to expand in the future.

Project Status

Complete

An Assessment of EV Adoption and Potential Growth under Evolving Techno-policy Scenarios

Research Product Type

Dissertation / Thesis

This study explores how has EV adoption increased over the past years and predicts how will the EV market continue to expand and penetrate in the future years using a case study with regional granular travel survey data.

Are We Hardwiring Gender Differences into the Plug-In Electric Vehicle Market?

Principal Investigator Kenneth Kurani, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This study compares electric vehicle adoption and attitudes based on gender differences.

Project Status

Complete

Behavioral Realism of Plug-In Electric Vehicle Usage: Implications for Emission Benefits, Energy Consumption, and Policies

Research Product Type

Dissertation / Thesis

This dissertation focuses on observed behavior of current PEV users. Three studies are presented that seek to improve our understanding of PEV driving and charging typified by two levels of disaggregation- vehicle level and household level.

Dataset: Discontinuance among California’s electric vehicle buyers: Why are some consumers abandoning their electric vehicles?

Research Product Type

Data

For the market introduction of electric vehicles to be successful first-time adopters need to make continual purchases of the vehicles.

Dataset: Spatial scenarios for market penetration of plug-in battery electric trucks in the United States

Research Product Type

Data

To understand potential pathways to GHG reductions, this project developed the U.S. Transportation Transitions Model (US TTM) to study various scenarios of zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) market penetration in the U.S.

Developing an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) to Forecast EVs' Trip Destinations and Charging Behavior

Principal Investigator Hanif Tayarani
University of California, Davis

This research aims to develop an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) to forecast EVs’ trip destinations and charging behavior–information that is essential for electricity load aggregators to effectively manage charging loads.

Project Status

In Progress