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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

Research Product Type

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.

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

In Progress

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.

Fuel and Emissions Calculator (FEC), Version 3.0, Summary Report

Research Product Type

Research Report

The Fuel and Emissions Calculator (FEC) is an operating-mode-based, life-cycle energy and emissions modeling tool developed by Georgia Institute of Technology researchers.

HDV Low Rolling Resistance Tire Fuel and Emission Reduction Calculator

Research Product Type

Calculator

This tool is for fleet managers who want to better predict the benefits of low-rolling resistance (LRR)tires for both constant and transient speed operations.