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"Actual Results May Vary": A Behavioral Review of Eco-Driving for Policy Makers

Research Product Type

White Paper

This white paper presents a behavioral framework to understand and measure the impacts of eco-driving.

A Meta-Analysis of Eco-Driving Feedback Research

Principal Investigator Angela Sanguinetti, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This white paper presents a statistical meta-analysis of eco-driving feedback studies, with special focus on feedback interventions and how they impact fuel economy.

Project Status

Complete

A Tool to Predict Fleet-Wide Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fuel-Saving Benefits from Low Rolling Resistance Tires

Principal Investigator Franklin E. Gbologah, Ph.D.
Georgia Institute of Technology

This project presents a tool that estimates how low rolling resistance tires can improve heavy-duty vehicle fuel economy.

Project Status

Complete

A Tool to Predict Fleet-Wide Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fuel-Saving Benefits from Low Rolling Resistance Tires

Research Product Type

Research Report

In this study, researchers developed a tool to predict the fleet-wide fuel-saving benefits from low rolling resistance tires.

Average Impact and Important Features of Onboard Eco-Driving Feedback: A Meta-Analysis

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

This paper presents a statistical meta-analysis of eco-driving feedback studies in order to determine a weighted estimate of the average impact of feedback on fuel economy and explore potential moderators of its effectiveness.

Average Impact and Key Features of Onboard Eco-driving Feedback

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Policy Brief

This policy brief reviews various eco-driving studies to determine eco-driving's impacts on fuel economy and to evaluate most effective strategies.

Dataset: Data and Code for: Ideology, Incidence and the Political Economy of Fuel Taxes: Evidence from the California 2018 Proposition 6

Research Product Type

Data

The researchers study the relationship between support for the proposition, political ideology and the economic burdens imposed by the 2017 Road Repair and Accountability Act.

Dataset: Destination labels for battery electric vehicles in eVMT dataset

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Data

This dataset provides detailed information on the destination labels for the trip trajectory and charging of 65 Battery Electric Vehicles in California in the eVMT dataset

Do Fuel Taxes Face Ideological or Economic Opposition? Evidence from Voting on Proposition 6 and Lessons for Policymaking

Principal Investigator Erich Muehlegger, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This project seeks to unpack the political opposition to gasoline taxes, by examining how precinct-level support for California Proposition 6, which would have immediately reduced state gasoline taxes, covaries with the political ideology of voters and the economic burden of gasoline taxes.

Project Status

Complete

Estimating Fuel-Saving Impact of Low Rolling Resistance Tires on Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fleet Operations

Research Product Type

Research Brief

This research brief presents a new model for predicting heavy-duty vehicle fuel savings from using low rolling resistance tires.