Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) remain an important technology in the electrification of passenger transportation as both a transitional and an enabling technology that can accelerate EV adoption. This policy brief explores the current conditions of the PHEV market and the role this technology can play in the move towards higher levels of EV adoption.
This report assesses the ability of the California ZEV registration fee to provide adequate funding, how the registration fees affect ZEV sales in California, and alternative funding mechanisms. The ...
This study reviews three zero-emissions trucking technologies including vehicle and infrastructure challenges and costs for each of technologies. The study looks at inductive charging, catenary electr...
This brief summarizes the policies as currently in place in California and China, discusses the available evidence on the potential benefit and drawbacks of a ZEV mandate, and concludes with lessons l...
This policy brief focuses on transportation network companies (TNCs) such as Uber and Lyft. It examines empirical data of electric vehicle use in TNCs and discusses research findings on the potential ...
This report analyzes at the gender differences in the EV Market using California data from surveys of new-car buyers and subsequent in-home interviews....
This paper focuses on ride-sharing drivers – a topic to which little attention has been paid. In August 2015, Kelley Blue Book provided a dataset from its nationwide survey of U.S. residents aged 18 t...
The “three revolutions” in the transportation sector—automation, shared use, and electrification—have the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. If the advent of automated ...
This paper presents findings from a comprehensive travel and residential survey deployed in seven major U.S. cities, in two phases from 2014 to 2016, with a targeted, representative sample of their ur...
A future with shared, electric autonomous vehicles holds many promises. But without an intentional focus on equity, it may exacerbate existing barriers and increase inequality. Policymakers must cons...
