Research Reports

Investment in Publicly Accessible EV Charging in the United States (2023)

2023-12-07T13:48:06-05:00

Growth in the electric vehicles (EV) market within the past decade has led to increased demand for publicly accessible EV charging stations across the United States. In response, significant funding from governments, electric utilities, and private investors has been committed to install public charging stations nationwide. Total announced and awarded investments have especially accelerated in recent years, nearing $20 billion by early 2023.

Investment in Publicly Accessible EV Charging in the United States (2023)2023-12-07T13:48:06-05:00

Assessing the Environmental Impact of Shared Micromobility Services: A Guide for Cities

2023-07-05T16:56:31-04:00

Assessing the Environmental Impact of Shared Micromobility Services: A Guide for Cities is the first comprehensive guide to support cities in navigating the process of understanding emissions from shared micromobility.

Assessing the Environmental Impact of Shared Micromobility Services: A Guide for Cities2023-07-05T16:56:31-04:00

Randomized design evidence of the attendance benefits of the EPA School Bus Rebate Program

2023-05-31T17:46:57-04:00

Approximately 25 million children ride buses to school in the United States. While school buses are the safest school transport from an accident perspective, older buses often expose students to high levels of diesel exhaust. Because these exposures can adversely impact health, which may lead to more missed school, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has spent millions of dollars to hasten the transition of school bus fleets to cleaner vehicles. Here, we leveraged the randomized allocation of the EPA’s 2012–2017 School Bus Rebate Program funding to causally assess the district attendance impacts of upgrading buses. Districts randomly selected for funding had greater attendance improvements after the lottery than unselected districts, resulting in over 350,000 estimated additional student days of attendance each year (95% confidence interval = −70,678 to 772,865) due to the use of EPA funds.

Randomized design evidence of the attendance benefits of the EPA School Bus Rebate Program2023-05-31T17:46:57-04:00

Strategies for beneficial electric vehicle charging to reduce peak electricity demand and store solar energy

2023-07-05T16:55:53-04:00

This paper applies models of electricity supply and demand under widespread BEV and photovoltaic (PV) adoption to conclude that overnight BEV charging can mitigate increases in evening peak electricity demand, workplace charging can reduce peak impacts and also better utilize PV generation, and BEV adoption needs to accelerate relative to PV installation to maximize co-benefits.

Strategies for beneficial electric vehicle charging to reduce peak electricity demand and store solar energy2023-07-05T16:55:53-04:00

U.S. Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Investments and Jobs: Characterizing the Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act after 6 Months

2023-03-28T10:36:39-04:00

This report summarizes the significant investments in the electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem that have been announced over the past 8 years. This includes announced investments in EV, EV battery, and battery component manufacturing.

U.S. Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Investments and Jobs: Characterizing the Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act after 6 Months2023-03-28T10:36:39-04:00

Zeroing in on ZEBs

2023-02-27T12:58:36-05:00

This report provides an updated inventory of adopted zero-emission buses (ZEBs)—defined as Class 3 and above battery-electric or fuel cell electric transit buses—that have been funded, ordered, and/or delivered within the United States and Canada, according to data collected through September 2022.

Zeroing in on ZEBs2023-02-27T12:58:36-05:00

Analyzing the Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on Electric Vehicle Uptake in the United States

2023-03-17T11:25:07-04:00

This study conducted by the International Council of Clean Transportation assesses the future impact of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on electrification rates for light-duty and heavy-duty vehicle sales in the United States through 2035.

Analyzing the Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on Electric Vehicle Uptake in the United States2023-03-17T11:25:07-04:00