Investigating Transportation Decarbonization through Transit and Rideshare Electrification: A Scenario Analysis with Large-Scale Models

Enhancing the environmental sustainability of the transportation system hinges on the critical aspect of transportation decarbonization. While the concept of rapid electrification across all existing modes has been previously explored, understanding the profound implications of such a transformative shift is paramount. Typically, proposed policies and strategies have been evaluated using traditional four-step models, often lacking a vehicle powertrain model in the analytical loop, which has limited the ability to comprehensively assess their holistic impact. Addressing this gap, this project capitalizes on the Department of Energy's Systems and Modeling for Accelerated Research in Transportation (SMART) workflow to delve into the realm of transportation decarbonization, specifically through the electrification of transit and rideshare systems. The core objective is to evaluate the potential outcomes of this endeavor. This will be accomplished by harnessing a large-scale agent-based activity-based transportation modeling tool meticulously designed for the Houston Metropolitan Area.

• Record URL:
  https://ncst.ucdavis.edu/project/investigating-transportation-decarbonization-through-transit-and-rideshare-electrification

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $80000
• Contract Numbers:

  DOT 69A3552348319

  DOT 69A3552344814

• 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 

  Texas Southern University, Houston

  3100 Cleburne Street
  Houston, TX  United States  77004
• 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

  Texas Southern University, Houston

  3100 Cleburne Street
  Houston, TX  United States  77004
• Project Managers:

  Iacobucci, Lauren

• Performing Organizations:

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  Texas Southern University, Houston

  3100 Cleburne Street
  Houston, TX  United States  77004
• Principal Investigators:

  Azimi, Mehdi

  Yu, Lei

• Start Date: 20240601
• Expected Completion Date: 20250531
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decarbonization; Electric vehicles; Forecasting; Policy analysis; Public transit; Ridesharing; Sustainable transportation; Travel demand
• Geographic Terms: Houston (Texas)
• Subject Areas: Energy; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01902864
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Center for Sustainable Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DOT 69A3552348319, DOT 69A3552344814
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Dec 20 2023 4:06PM