A First Look at Vehicle Miles Travelled in Partially-Automated Vehicles

This paper contributes to research investigating the impact of automated and partially automated vehicles on travel behavior. This contribution comes from taking a first look at the impact of partially/semi-automated (SAE Level 2) vehicles on travel behavior and potential correlations with vehicle miles travelled (VMT). The results of this study are taken from a questionnaire survey of 3,001 plug-in electric (PEV) owners in the USA, of which 347 own a partially-automated vehicle (e.g Tesla Model S with Autopilot). This study looks at the VMT of different vehicle types in the survey including plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and …

Applying Blockchain Technology to Electric Power Systems

Electric power systems around the world are rapidly changing. For over a century, these systems have relied largely on centralized, fossil fuel plants to generate electricity and sprawling grids to deliver it to end users. Utilities had a straightforward objective: provide electricity with high reliability and at low costs. But now, governments have new ambitions for electric power systems. Many are requiring these systems to rely heavily on volatile wind and solar power; several are also aiming for a high share of electric vehicles (EVs), which can strain grids. Further complicating the matter, customers are installing their own equipment—from solar …

Short Circuit: The High Cost of Electric Vehicle Subsidies

Many claim that “zero-emissions vehicles” (ZEVs), especially battery-powered electric vehicles, should replace most, if not all, cars and trucks powered by gasoline-burning internal combustion engines. The primary rationale is to reduce air pollution and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

To effect this change, governments are spending billions of dollars to subsidize electric vehicles. These subsidies include state and federal tax credits for purchasing ZEVs and programs to subsidize the installation of vehicle-charging infrastructure in businesses, households, and along highways. Several states also have mandated the sale of ZEVs. For example, an executive order signed by California governor Jerry Brown in January …

Electric Utility Roles in the Electric Vehicle (EV) Market: Consensus Principles for Utility EV Program Design

EVs are expected to become an ever-increasing part of the Midcontinent region’s transportation mix. As the demand and utilization of EVs increases, so does the EV-specific demand for electricity, raising many important questions for electric utilities and state and local policymakers. The efforts of M-TEC suggest there is broad stakeholder support for greater utility involvement in the EV sector, including working collaboratively with those in the market (e.g., charging companies and automakers) to accelerate EV adoption and associated EV charging services. Utility participation in the EV sector will support broader economic development and cleaner communities, and this white paper is …

California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Projections: 2017-2025

This report analyzes plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) infrastructure needs in California from 2017 to 2025 in a scenario where the state’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) deployment goals are achieved by light-duty vehicles, primarily in residential use. The statewide infrastructure needs are evaluated by using the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Projection tool, which incorporates representative statewide travel data from the 2010-2012 California Household Travel Survey.

The infrastructure solution presented in this assessment addresses two primary objectives: (1) enabling travel for battery-electric vehicles and (2) maximizing the electric vehicle-miles traveled for plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles. The analysis is performed at the county level for each …

Costly Subsidies for the Rich Quantifying the Subsidies Offered to Battery Electric Powered Cars

The federal, state, and local governments in the U.S. offer manufacturers and consumers of electric vehicles
(EVs) a wide range of subsidies. These subsidies include:

ƒ Federal manufacturing grants and loans for the purchase of electric vehicles and the
necessary infrastructure worth $40.7 billion over the lifetime of the programs;
ƒ Federal tax credits for the purchase of electric vehicles, which are worth up to $7,500 per
consumer, with a total budgetary cost of up to $2.0 billion over the lifetime of the program;
ƒ State and local tax credits for the purchase of electric vehicles that are worth up …

National Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Analysis

This presentation describes a study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory quantifying the charging station infrastructure required to serve the growing U.S. fleet of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). PEV sales, which include plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs), have surged recently. Most PEV charging occurs at home, but widespread PEV adoption will require the development of a national network of non-residential charging stations. Installation of these stations strategically would maximize the economic viability of early stations while enabling efficient network growth as the PEV market matures. This document describes what effective co-evolution of the PEV …

Accelerating Electric Vehicle Adoption

Electric vehicles (EVs) make sense for customers and for the nation, but the transition to EVs is in its
early stages and requires supportive policies to overcome barriers to adoption.

– EVs provide environmental, customer, energy grid, and national security benefits. This is due, in
part, to an energy mix that is domestically produced and increasingly clean.
– Transportation electrification has made notable progress, not only in the passenger vehicle
market, but also in a wide variety of commercial applications and non-road uses. While the longterm
trends point toward increased electrification, policy drivers and industry action in the nearterm
will …

Colorado Electric Vehicle Plan

The State of Colorado is rapidly emerging as a leader in the electric vehicle (EV) market. According to the ZEV Sales Dashboard, as of August 2017 there were 11,238 EVs in Colorado. Over the first eight months of 2017, EV sales were up 73% over the same period in 2016. Battery electric vehicles (BEV) comprised 70% of total EV sales with plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) making up the remainder. Colorado currently ranks 8th in the nation for highest market share1 and seventh for number of EVs per capita. In 2016, The Washington Post named  Colorado the best place in …

GFEI action for more fuel efficient vehicles: COP23 Update

At COP21 in Paris, the Global Fuel Economy Initiative committed to extending practical support to 100 countries to implement policies to promote cleaner, more efficient vehicles. By COP23, thanks to new funding from the FIA Foundation, European Commission and Global Environment Facility, GFEI have increased in-country support to over 65 developing and emerging economies, and engage many more through the G20 (Transport Task Group) and OECD.

Unprecedented global action is needed across the transport sector to cut CO2 emissions if we are to achieve the Paris Agreement goal of limiting temperature rises to 1.5 degrees. GFEI is accelerating policy change, …