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Dataset: Utilizing Nanoscale Particulate Matter from the Combustion of Diesel Fuels as a Carbonaceous Anode Electrode for Li-ion Batteries

Research Product Type

Data

Replication data for Utilizing Nanoscale Particulate Matter from the Combustion of Diesel Fuels as a Carbonaceous Anode Electrode for Li-ion Batteries

Developing an Efficient Dispatching Strategy to Support Commercial Fleet Electrification

Principal Investigator Guoyuan Wu
University of California, Riverside

This project will address the dispatching problem of a generalized battery-electric truck fleet, in the form of an (electric) vehicle routing problem with pick-up and delivery windows.

Project Status

Complete

End of Life Electric Vehicle Battery Policy Simulator: A Dynamic Systems, Mixed-methods Approach

Principal Investigator Alissa Kendall, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This research will develop a dynamic systems model that integrates the economic, environmental and social factors that shape the reverse logistics process and the economics of reuse and recycling to develop robust policies for lithium ion battery end-of -life management

Project Status

Complete

End of Life EV Battery Policy Simulator: A dynamic systems, mixed-methods approach

Research Product Type

Research Report

Lithium-ion battery (LIB) advancements include the use of rapidly evolving and chemically diverse batteries as well as larger battery packs, raising concerns about battery production sustainability as well as battery end-of-life (EoL). This study seeks to respond to these concerns by analyzing potential pathways for EoL EV batteries, quantifies flows of retiring EV battery materials, proposes economically and environmentally preferable LIB EoL strategies, and recommends pertinent policies with an emphasis on environmental justice.

Energy-Efficient Dispatching of Battery Electric Truck Fleets with Backhauls and Time Windows

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

This article addresses the energy-efficient dispatching of BET fleets, considering backhauls and time windows.

Evaluation of Goods Movement Battery Electric Vehicles and Port Equipment

Principal Investigator Chas Frederickson
University of California, Riverside

This project will investigate and evaluate the activity patterns and energy use of battery electric vehicles (BEV) and equipment that directly work in goods movement or work in the logistics relate

Project Status

Complete

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

Incorporating Stakeholder Perspectives in Industrial Ecology: A Justice-Oriented Analysis of the Lithium-ion Battery Value Chain

Principal Investigator Margaret Slattery
University of California, Davis

This research responds to identified gaps within the field of life cycle analysis while contributing a more nuanced, accurate understanding of the lithium-ion batteries value chain.

Project Status

Complete

Industrial Ecology and the Just Transition: Lithium extraction, manufacturing, and end-of-life management for electric vehicle batteries

Research Product Type

Dissertation / Thesis

This dissertation examines clean energy supply chains in the context of the just transition and circular economy frameworks, focusing on a central technology for zero-emissions transportation: lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) for electric vehicles (EVs). The author focuses on three phases of the LIB life cycle: mineral extraction, component and cell manufacturing, and end-of-life management.

Integrated Modeling Program and Total Cost of Ownership Calculator for Medium-Duty and Heavy-Duty Battery Electric Trucks in Regional Freight Use-Case Deployments

Research Product Type

Research Report

This report outlines the technical development and application of the Total Cost of Ownership Spreadsheet Tool (TCOST), a Microsoft Excel-based calculator that simplifies and integrates the main functions, data, and outputs of pre-existing models (MOVES-Matrix and the GREET Model) and other external sources of economic data.