Review and Analysis of Current and Future Battery Technologies for Transit Electric Vehicles

To meet sales requirements of zero-emission transit buses, medium-duty (MD) trucks, and heavy-duty (HD) trucks in California, improvements in battery performance and costs are necessary. Regulations surrounding these vehicles will be a challenge to meet given the unique constraints of transit vehicles and trucks. They must have low cost, sufficient range, fast charging times, longer battery life, and access to charging infrastructure. These all must be competitive with other types of vehicles to justify their use. This project will consist of an analysis of these characteristics and challenges. It will include a literature review of current and upcoming MD and HD electric trucks, finding their capabilities and shortcomings, assessing their competitiveness with diesel trucks, and analyzing potential low-cost battery technologies. Regarding the importance of charging infrastructure availability, the project will also involve identifying areas for electric truck charging stations, especially along truck routes in Los Angeles. Finally, the project will include a review of how vehicle routing and scheduling can minimize operating costs relating to charging times.

• Record URL:
  https://ncst.ucdavis.edu/project/review-and-analysis-current-and-future-battery-technologies-transit-electric-vehicles

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $110086
• Contract Numbers:

  DOT 69A3552348319

  DOT 69A3552344814

  Caltrans 65A0686 Task Order 088

• 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 

  California Department of Transportation

  1227 O Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95843
• 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

  University of Southern California, Los Angeles

  University Park Campus
  Los Angeles, CA  United States  90089
• Project Managers:

  Iacobucci, Lauren

• Performing Organizations:

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  University of Southern California, Los Angeles

  University Park Campus
  Los Angeles, CA  United States  90089
• Principal Investigators:

  Ioannou, Petros

• Start Date: 20240612
• Expected Completion Date: 20241231
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric buses; Electric trucks; Electric vehicle charging; Lithium batteries; Routes and routing; Zero emission vehicles
• Geographic Terms: Los Angeles (California)
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01921877
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Center for Sustainable Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DOT 69A3552348319, DOT 69A3552344814, Caltrans 65A0686 Task Order 088
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jun 17 2024 2:04PM