Propane Alternative Fuel Considerations for Fleet Managers
A report on propane fleet use cases and costs.
California Statewide Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Assessment
This study, for the California Energy Commission, provides several infrastructure expansion scenarios, as well as various conclusions, recommendations, intentions, and policy information. This Assessm...
Alternative Fuel Vehicle & Fueling Infrastructure Deployment Barriers & the Potential Role of Private Sector Financial Solutions
This paper examines how private financing can address the infrastructure barriers to demand facing electric, natural gas, and hydrogen fuel cell AFVs and their related fueling infrastructure....
Partnership Financing: Improving Transportation Infrastructure Through Public Private Partnerships
This report aims to improve understanding of the barriers to public-private partnerships (P3s) in the U.S. and of P3s as a project delivery method. Led by former U.S. Transportation Secretaries Norman...
Analyses in Support of Risk-Informed Natural Gas Vehicle Maintenance Facility Codes and Standards: Phase I
This report presents existing code requirements relevant to maintenance facilities of liquid and compressed gas fueled large-scale vehicles, provides the results of a Hazardous and Operability study (...
Studying the PEV Market in California: Comparing the PEV, PHEV and Hybrid Markets
This study explores the characteristics of new car buyer households who purchased a new vehicle in California during 2011-2012 comparing three main populations: internal combustion engine (ICE) buyers...
Charging Behavior Impacts on Electric VMT: Who is Not Plugging in?
A common assumption in PEV impact analysis is that PEV owners will maximize their vehicle utility by appropriately sizing their battery to their driving needs and by charging their vehicles as much as...
Needs Assessment for Alternative Fuel Vehicle Training in California
This report details the availability of safety and technical training in alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) for emergency personnel and transportation fleet staff in California and provides recommendati...
Fiscal Support Mechanisms For Public-Private Partnerships
This research report investigates mechanisms by which public-private partnerships (P3s) can be made attractive to the private sector. The report includes a case study on a P3 for transportation improv...
Financing the Infrastructure to Support Alternative Fuel Vehicles
This report describes the costs and benefits of various funding models (e.g. tax incentives, government loan programs, convertible bonds, and joint ventures) which have been or could be put in place t...
Caltrans Activities to Address Climate Change: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Adapting to Impacts
This report is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of Caltrans' activities to address climate change, both by reducing GHG emissions and by adapting to the impacts of climate change. It also ...
Complex transportation project management: An in-depth look at process integration, alternative financing, and sustainability
This Iowa State University thesis focuses on the different aspects of complex transportation projects and tries to assist agencies understanding of the options forimplementing project management, in...