Most cars carry one person and are used for less than 1 hour per day. A more economically rational approach would be to use vehicles more intensively. Carsharing, in which a group of people pays a subscription plus a per-use fee, is one means of doing so Carsharing may be organized through...

A recent US DOT plan grading IVHS research correctly notes that, "Over the next 20 years, a national IVHS program could have a greater societal Impact than even the Interstate Highway System " But what will those impacts be? What could they be?The primary thrust of current IVHS initiatives to...

A principal motivation for introducing alternative fuels is to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. A comprehensive evaluation of the reductions must include all Life Cycle activities from the vehicle operation to the feedstock extraction. This paper focuses on the fuel upstream...

With this first issue of Access, we at the University of California Transportation Center seek to introduce our research to a diverse community of readers. By presenting our findings in a nontechnical format, we hope to make them accessible to professionals in various fields and to citizens who...

Environmental protection is a major concern of modern societies, and transport is a major source of environmental damage. So it should not be surprising that environmental protection has played a central role in transportation policy and decisions, and that considerable resources have been...

The neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV) is a small, electric car designed for low-speed, local trips in neighborhoods and urban areas. The market potential for NEVs depends in part on the availability of a network of safe and accessible roads. The processes involved in developing new...

FreedomCAR is the Bush administration's bid to reduce our reliance on oil. A successor to the Clinton administration's Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV), FreedomCAR is a research initiative designed to promote greater coordination between federal agencies and U.S. carmakers. In...