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J.D. Power study: EV consideration in US increasing, but slowly; availability of public chargers a friction point

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Electric Vehicle Consideration (EVC) Study. This year’s study reveals that 26% of shoppers say they are “very likely” to consider purchasing an EV, up from 24% a year ago, while the percentage of shoppers who say they are “overall likely” to purchase an EV increases to 61% from 59% in 2022. Power 2023 U.S. Across all J.D.

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MITEI releases report on 3-year study of future mobility; technological innovation, policies, and behavioral changes all needed; “car pride” an issue

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The report is the culmination of MITEI’s three-year Mobility of the Future study, which is part of MIT’s Plan for Action on Climate Change. The report highlights the importance of near-term action to ensure the long-term sustainability of personal mobility. The study team of MIT faculty, researchers, and students focused on five main.

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Machine learning PODA model projects the impact of COVID-19 on US motor gasoline demand

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They found that under the reference infection scenario, US gasoline demand grows slowly after a quick rebound in May, and is unlikely to recover to a non-pandemic level prior to October 2020. However, few studies have quantified and forecast the oil demands under multiple pandemic scenarios, and this research is desperately needed.

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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

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Their open-access study is published in the journal Science Advances. TNCs are on-demand ride services where rides are arranged through a mobile app to connect the passenger with a driver, often a private individual driving their personal vehicle. peak period roadway level-of-service (LOS) in San Francisco. (A) Erhardt et al.

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Austin study teases out changes in behavior in wake of suspension of Uber and Lyft service

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The study found that 41% of those surveyed turned to their own vehicle to fill the void left by Uber and Lyft. Statistical analysis revealed that the people who transitioned to a personal vehicle were 23 times more likely to report making more trips than those who switched to a different ride-sourcing company. —a 68% drop.

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NREL study focuses on growing use and impacts of ride-hailing services at airports

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In a new study, NREL researchers focused on the key observability aspects of new modes and the rate of shifts in mobility patterns across airports in the regions of San Francisco, Portland, Denver, and Kansas City—all US DOT Smart City Challenge finalists. —Josh Sperling, NREL co-author.

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LCA study finds connected and automated vehicle subsystems could enable net reduction in vehicle energy use and GHGs by up to 9%

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Their study is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Integrating these results with EIA reference case projections for the transportation sector produces light duty vehicle energy consumption estimates between 7,000 and 18,000 trillion Btu in 2050 compared to 16,000 trillion Btu in 2016. Click to enlarge.

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