Simulating long-term emissions from private automated vehicles under climate policies

C Bhardwaj, J Axsen, C Crawford - Transportation Research Part D …, 2023 - Elsevier
The future of privately owned, fully automated vehicles (AVs) is highly uncertain, especially
the impacts to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We simulate the impacts of climate policy …

Comparing policy pathways to achieve 100% zero-emissions vehicle sales by 2035

J Axsen, C Bhardwaj, C Crawford - Transportation Research Part D …, 2022 - Elsevier
To comply with deep decarbonization targets, many governments are committing to the goal
of reaching 100% zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) sales for their light-duty vehicle sector by …

Air quality and greenhouse gas implications of autonomous vehicles in Vancouver, Canada

Z Le Hong, N Zimmerman - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study explores vehicle fleet emissions changes due to connected and autonomous
vehicle (CAV) diffusion, over the years 2030 and 2040 in Metro Vancouver, using the US …

Accelerating electric vehicle uptake: modelling public policy options on prices and infrastructure

GH Broadbent, CI Allen, T Wiedmann… - … Research Part A: Policy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Transitioning to passenger battery electric vehicles (BEV) can mitigate climate change
impacts of road transportation. We develop a novel BEV policy model, nesting it within a …

Emissions Impact of Connected and Automated Vehicle Deployment in California

G Circella, M Jaller, R Sun, X Qian, F Alemi - 2021 - escholarship.org
This study helps understand how the anticipated emergence of autonomous vehicles will
affect various aspects of society and transportation, including travel demand, vehicle miles …

Quantifying the impact of US electric vehicle sales on light-duty vehicle fleet CO2 emissions using a novel agent-based simulation

L Spangher, W Gorman, G Bauer, Y Xu… - … Research Part D …, 2019 - Elsevier
When understanding the effect of new technology on any sector, it is essential to have a
quantitative understanding of the sector's “turnover rate”: the sector-wide inertia based on …

Simulating automakers' response to zero emissions vehicle regulation

C Bhardwaj, J Axsen, D McCollum - Transportation Research Part D …, 2021 - Elsevier
Little research explores automaker response to supply-focused regulation in the long-run,
such as zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) mandates. To that end, we develop and apply the …

Comparing the effects of vehicle automation, policy-making and changed user preferences on the uptake of electric cars and emissions from transport

C Mazur, GJ Offer, M Contestabile, NB Brandon - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Switching energy demand for transport from liquid fuels to electricity is the most promising
way to significantly improve air quality and reduce transport emissions. Previous studies …

[HTML][HTML] Reaching 30% plug-in vehicle sales by 2030: Modeling incentive and sales mandate strategies in Canada

J Axsen, M Wolinetz - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) could play a strong role in decarbonizing the transportation
sector, leading some governments to set the goal of PEVs accounting for 30% of new sales …

No free ride to zero-emissions: Simulating a region's need to implement its own zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) mandate to achieve 2050 GHG targets

M Sykes, J Axsen - Energy Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
The adoption of zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) is limited by a variety of barriers. Some are
region-specific (eg availability of charging infrastructure) while others are global in nature …