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Socio-Economic Implications Of Large-Scale Electric Vehicle Systems, Florida Solar Energy Center, Omer Tatari
Socio-Economic Implications Of Large-Scale Electric Vehicle Systems, Florida Solar Energy Center, Omer Tatari
FSEC Energy Research Center®
Transportation is a complex, technology-intensive socio-technical system, which needs to be tackled in an integrated manner. Also, transportation as a sector is a significant component of any national economy, and has far-reaching implications both with regard to socio-economic and environmental well-being of the society and within the context of sustainability science. For this reason, sustainable transportation is not only an important field of research within the academia but also an indispensable constituent of a sustainable economy. Therefore, investigating the path to sustainable transportation requires a holistic approach, encompassing the three dimensions of sustainability, i.e. environment, society, and economy. There are …
Transportation Planning For Electric Vehicles And Associated Infrastructure, Florida Solar Energy Center, David Block
Transportation Planning For Electric Vehicles And Associated Infrastructure, Florida Solar Energy Center, David Block
FSEC Energy Research Center®
Planning is the key to successful adoption and deployment of any new technology, and it is particularly important when that advancement involves a paradigm shift such as electrified transportation. At its core, electric transportation is largely a technology deployment. The vehicles and supporting infrastructure are unique to this mode of transportation; requiring new and specific planning and policies to support their deployment. This EVTC project brings together these planning elements and their role in the future U.S. transportation network. The project results are presented in five planning related subject areas: (1) Identification of 14 of the 22 EVTC program topics …
Automated And Connected Vehicle Implications And Analysis, Florida Solar Energy Center, David Block
Automated And Connected Vehicle Implications And Analysis, Florida Solar Energy Center, David Block
FSEC Energy Research Center®
Automated and connected vehicles (ACV) and, in particular, autonomous vehicles have captured the interest of the public, industry and transportation authorities. ACVs can significantly reduce accidents, fuel consumption, pollution and the costs of congestion which in turn will offer a fundamental change to the future U.S. transportation network. The objective of this project was to evaluate ACV technologies, activities, laws and policies that are now in place or proposed and to assess future ACV usage. The assessment also evaluates the highest level of automated vehicles called autonomous or self-driving vehicles and includes how electric vehicles (EVs) will participate in the …
Assessing The Sunguide® And Steward Databases, Florida Solar Energy Center, Richard Raustad
Assessing The Sunguide® And Steward Databases, Florida Solar Energy Center, Richard Raustad
FSEC Energy Research Center®
This report is a final research report for Assessing the SunGuide® and STEWARD Databases project of the Electric Vehicle Transportation Center (EVTC) at the University of Central Florida (UCF). The Electric Vehicle Transportation Center is a University Transportation Center funded by the Research and Innovative Technology Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The EVTC is a research and education center whose projects prepare the U.S. transportation system for the influx of electric vehicles into a sustainable transportation network and investigate the opportunity these vehicles present to enhance electric grid modernization efforts. The EVTC is led by UCF's Florida Solar …