Fueling our Transportation Future

The Next 30 Years

WHAT'S NEW--

Recent publications available for download under Reports:

New papers:

Zoepf, S., and Heywood, J.B. (2012) Characterization of Deployment Rates in Automotive Technology, SAE paper 2012-01-1057, SAE 2012 World Congress, Detroit, MI. Available for download via SAE.

Bastani, P., Heywood, J.B., and Hope, C. (2012) U.S. CAFE Standards: Potential for meeting light-duty vehicle fuel economy targets, 2016-2025, MIT Energy Initiative, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Bastani, P. Heywood, J.B., Hope, C. (2012) A Forward-Looking Stochastic Fleet Assessment Model for Analysing the Impact of Uncertainty on Light-Duty Vehicles Fuel Use and Emissions, SAE paper 2012-01-0647, SAE 2012 World Congress, Detroit, MI. Available for download via SAE.

MacKenzie, D., Heywood, J. (2012) Acceleration Performance Trends and the Evolving Relationship Among Power, Weight, and Acceleration in U.S. Light-Duty Vehicles: A Linear Regression Analysis. TRB Paper No. 12-1475, Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, January 2012.
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION--

The goal of our work is to investigate near- to medium-term solutions that would curb petroleum and energy use, and greenhouse gas emissions from light-duty vehicle fleet over the next four decades.

Our approaches emphasize the potential fleet-wide impact of future alternative fuels and vehicle technology developments on fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in the world's largest automotive markets: the U.S., Europe, and, increasingly, China. The project also examines policy measures that may influence the adoption of advanced technologies and direct their application toward reductions in fuel consumption.

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