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HEV, PHEV and BEV Owners: A Comparative Analysis of Household Demographics, Travel Behavior, and Energy Use

Principal Investigator Ziyi Dai
Georgia Institute of Technology

This research examines the differentiation between HEV, PHEV and BEV users in Puget Sound Regional Council regarding the aspects of user household socio-demographic attributes, daily travel pattern and energy usage profile.

Project Status

Complete

How Can Automated Vehicles Increase Access to Marginalized Populations and Reduce Congestion, Vehicle Miles Traveled, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions? A Case Study in the City of Los Angeles

Research Product Type

Research Report

The research team used the Los Angeles MATSim model to evaluate the travel, greenhouse gas(GHGs), and equity impacts of single-and multiple-passenger automated taxi scenarios, including free transit fares and a VMT tax.

How Intelligent Vehicle Technologies Can Improve Vulnerable Road User Safety at Signalized Intersections

Research Product Type

Policy Brief

Researchers at UC Davis combined aggregate historical crash data analysis and micro transportation simulation to examine the safety impacts of four different intelligent vehicle technologies.

How Will Millennials Transform Silicon Valley Transportation and Cities?

The presentation and following discussion summarized the transportation and community preferences of Millennials and envisioned how the world will look as they begin joining the decision making process.

Nov 18, 2014 @ 5:00pm - 7:00pm
LinkedIn – “Culture Club” Conference Room, 2051 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA
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Hybrid EV and Pure BEV Owners: A Comparative Analysis of Household Demographics, Travel Behavior, and Energy Use

Research Product Type

Research Report

This study differentiates between HEV, PHEV, and BEV users across three factors: owner household socio-demographic attributes, household daily travel patterns, and household energy usage profiles.

Impact of Shared Mobility Services on Passenger Travel

Principal Investigator Giovanni Circella, Ph.D.
Georgia Institute of Technology

This project examines travel behavior of ride-hailing users and resulting environmental impacts.

Project Status

Complete

Impacts of E-bike Ownership on Travel Behavior: Evidence from three Northern California rebate programs

Research Product Type

Research Report

E-bike incentive programs are being utilized across the United States to encourage the adoption of active transportation. This study assesses the impacts of three e-bike rebate programs in Northern California using survey results gathered by each agency.

Impacts of Remote/Hybrid Work and Remote Services on Activity and Transportation Patterns

Principal Investigator Giovanni Circella, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This project will greatly improve the understanding of the impacts of remote/hybrid work and other remote services and inform State and planning agencies by shedding light on the complex ways remote activities affect short‐term daily routines (e.g., telecommuting vs. commuting trips, travel mode choice, and spatial/ temporal trip distributions) and long‐term choices (vehicle choice, residential location and real estate development), and will help understand the impacts on vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and transportation‐based greenhouse gas (GHG) emission impacts.

Project Status

In Progress

Incentive Systems for New Mobility Services

Research Product Type

Research Report

With rapid population growth and urban development, traffic congestion has become an inescapable issue in large metropolitan regions. This research project studies the problem of offering incentives to organizations to change the behavior of their individual drivers (or individuals using their organization’s services).

Incentive Systems for New Mobility Services

Principal Investigator Meisam Razaviyayn, Ph.D.
University of Southern California

In this research, investigators will study and develop mechanisms for offering incentives to organizations and companies to change the behavior of individual drivers in their organization.

Project Status

Complete