Electric Vehicles

Optimized PV-coupled Battery Systems for Combining Applications: Impact of Battery Technology and Geography

Pena-Bello, A.
Barbour, E.
Gonzalez, M. C.
Patel, M. K.
Parra, D.
2019

Interest in residential batteries to supply photovoltaic (PV) electricity on demand is increasing, however they are not profitable yet. Combining applications has been suggested as a way to increase their attractiveness, but the extent to which this can be achieved, as well as how the different value propositions may affect the optimal battery technology, remain unclear. In this study, we develop an open-source optimization framework to determine the best-suited battery technology depending on the size and the applications combined, including PV self-consumption, demand load-shifting,...

Noise Footprint of Electric Aviation at Regional Airports: A Case Study of VNY

Datey, Aboli
Kao, Bryan
Francisco, Renee
Moradpour, Megan
Kim, Robin
Bronicki, Nadav
Rakas, Jasenka
2023

Following an increased interest in aviation decarbonization, electric aircraft - including conventional fixed-wing and electric Vertical Take-Off & Landing aircraft (eVTOLs) - are approaching certification. While several studies and eVTOL manufacturers claim noise pollution reduction near airports to be a significant benefit of replacing existing aircraft with electric aircraft, there is little research quantifying this suggested benefit. This study develops a method for quantifying noise footprint benefits of electric aviation at regional airports. The method is applied to Van Nuys...

Highway Electrification and Automation Technologies - Regional Impacts Analysis Project: Phase III Appendices: Mobility Statistics

Scag
Path
1993

This report presents appendices to the third, and final, phase of the Highway Electrification and Automation Technologies Regional Impacts Analysis Project (HE&A). The focus of Phase III report is the assessment of regional impacts associated with application of roadway electrification, and automation technologies to selected freeway sections in the Southern California region.

Public and Private Benefits in Intelligent Transportation Systems/Commercial Vehicle Operations: Electronic Clearance and Supply Chain Management

Gillen, David
Haynes, Matt
2002

Technological innovations have recently changed many of the ways the private trucking industry operates. These changes have enabled trucking firms to monitor more closely the distribution of goods and services, improve productivity, and develop higher levels of customer satisfaction. Of these innovations, ITS related applications play an important role in creating benefits for the private sector. ITS technologies are also increasingly offering the potential to bring about change to state and national agencies charged with overseeing goods movement in trucking. Recent research has shown...

Highway Electrification and Automation Technologies - Regional Impacts Analysis Project: Phase II: Scenario for Advanced Highway Technologies

Scag
Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH)
1993

This report completes the second phase of the Highway Electrification and Automation Technologies Regional Impacts Analysis Project, a three-year investigation of the potential regional mobility and air quality benefits that could result from implementation of advanced highway technologies in the greater Los Angeles area. This Phase II report focuses on development of a modelling framework for evaluation of the impacts of the alternative advanced technologies applied to selected freeway lanes. The advanced technology system scenarios were chosen from several alternatives based on...

Highway Electrification and Automation

Shladover, Steven E.
1992

This report addresses how the California Department of Transportation and the California PATH Program have made efforts to evaluate the feasibility and applicability of highway electrification and automation technologies. In addition to describing how the work was conducted, the report also describes the findings on highway electrification and highway automation, with experimental results, design study results, and a region-wide application impacts study for Los Angeles.

Highway Electrification and Automation Technologies - Regional Impacts Analysis Project: Phase III: Impacts Analysis Results

Scag
Path
1993

This report presents the third, and final, phase of the Highway Electrification and Automation Technologies Regional Impacts Analysis Project (HE&A). The focus of Phase III report is the assessment of regional impacts associated with application of roadway electrification, and automation technologies to selected freeway sections in the Southern California region.

Highway Electrification and Automation Technologies - Regional Impacts Analysis Project: Executive Summary

Scag
Path
1993

The Highway Electrification and Automation Technologies Regional Impacts Analysis Project (HE&A) addressed the transportation-related problems of freeway congestion, air pollution, and dependence on fossil fuels in southern California. The impacts of roadway electrification and highway automation were investigated to determine to what extent these advanced technologies could alleviate these problems. For the highway electrification technology, utility, environmental, and economic impacts were also studied. The feasibility of implementing one or more demonstrations in the six-county...

Feasibility Study of Advanced Technology HOV Systems: Volume 2a: Feasibility of Implementing Roadway Powered Electric Vehicle Technology in El Monte Busway: A Case Study

Chira-Chavala, Ted
Lechner, Edward H.
Empey, Dan M.
1992

This study investigates issues concerning the implementation and impacts of lateral guidance/control systems and the phased implementation of these systems in exclusive-access High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes. The study is divided into 5 volumes. The objectives of each volume are as follows: Vol. 1: identify strategies for early deployment of longitudinal control technologies on the highway, and to evaluate potential impacts of these strategies on traffic operation, highway capacity, and traffic accidents. Vol. 2A: assess the feasibility of early deployment of Roadway Powered Electric...

Evaluation of Potential Hybrid Electric Vehicle Applications: Vol. II

Gris, Arturo
1991

Identifies potentially promising market segments for electric and hybrid vehicle technologies; covers topics including energy and power requirements, battery and range extender, propulsion system, and air conditioning