Advanced Vehicles and Fuels

TSRC aims to reduce pollution from vehicle exhaust and dependence on imported fossil fuels. TSRC is analyzing the real world and potential future performance of electric, hydrogen and biofuel vehicles. Research focuses on technical performance, economics, policy analysis, behavioral response, and environmental impacts of these technologies.

Recent Publications

• California Clean Mobility Project (CCMP) Phase III: Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle Driver Acceptance Study in the Bay Area
  
  

• Ecodriving

• Energy Use and Emissions Reduction Assessment for Prototype Wind-Assisted Ferries In the S.F. Bay Area
  
  

• Hydrogen Education for California's Universities
  
  

• Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle and Infrastructure Analysis
  
  
  

• Northern California Center for Alternative Transportation Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Technologies (NorthCAT)
  
  
  

• Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs)
  
   

• Virtual Electric Vehicle Project
  
    
  

Past

• California Clean Mobility Partnership Phase I: Behavioral and User Analysis of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles and Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles
  
  
  

• California Clean Mobility Project (CCMP) Phase II: Behavioral and Energy Impact Analysis of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (PHV) in Northern California
  
  
  

• California Electric Fuel Implementation Strategies (CEFIS)
  
  
  

• Early Niches for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles
  
  

• Electric Fuel Scale-Up in California: Policy and Regulatory Support
  
  
  

• Lifecycle Analysis of Next Generation Biofuels
  
  
  

• MUSES: Automotive Material Flows from Advanced Vehicles
  
  
  

• Potential Design, Implementation, and Benefits of a Feebate Program for New Passenger Vehicles in California