Mobility, Energy, and Emissions Impacts of Shared, Autonomous, and Electric Vehicles (SAEVs) to Disadvantaged Communities in California

The introduction of shared, autonomous, and electric vehicles (SAEVs) may offer many benefits in transportation, energy, and sustainability. However, the majority of current research in this area examines holistic benefits to society, and most of the practical implementation efforts are focused on feasible business cases (oftentimes in major urban environments). In this study, the research team proposes to conduct research on the impacts of SAEVs specifically on lower income and disadvantaged communities in California. These effects include mobility impacts (accessibility, increased modal diversity, enhanced services, costs), infrastructure requirements, emissions benefits, and indirect impacts (exposure to new mobility services and electric vehicle technologies). The research will be conducted through three phases. Firstly, a simulation model will be constructed to identify the mobility impacts of substituting SAEVs with other travel modes for various income communities. Second, the charging infrastructure needs to support the SAEVs charging needs will be identified. Lastly, the distributional energy and environmental impacts of upstream electricity will be measured by running the Grid Operation Optimized Dispatch (GOOD) model. This study will provide insights on the overall impacts from SAEVs and the demographical variability of this impacts under various scenarios of adoption levels and charging patterns.

• Record URL:
  https://ncst.ucdavis.edu/project/mobility-energy-and-emissions-impacts-shared-autonomous-and-electric-vehicles-saevs

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $124450
• Contract Numbers:

  DOT 69A3551747114

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 
• Managing Organizations:

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  University of California, Davis

  1 Shields Ave
  Davis, California  United States  95616
• Project Managers:

  Iacobucci, Lauren

• Performing Organizations:

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  University of California, Davis

  1 Shields Ave
  Davis, California  United States  95616
• Principal Investigators:

  Li, Xinwei

  Jenn, Alan

• Start Date: 20221001
• Expected Completion Date: 20231231
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Autonomous vehicles; Electric automobiles; Impacts; Low income groups; Mobility; Simulation; Transportation disadvantaged persons; Vehicle sharing
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Society; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01856178
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Center for Sustainable Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DOT 69A3551747114
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Aug 26 2022 4:29PM