Fueling our Transportation Future

REPORTS--

• Karplus, V.; Paltsev, S.; Reilly, J.(2009) Prospects for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles in the United States and Japan: A General Equilibrium Analysis, Report No. 172, MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Climate Change, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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• Bandivadekar, A.; Bodek, K.; Cheah, L.; Evans, C.; Groode, T.; Heywood, J.; Kasseris, E.; Kromer, M.; Weiss, M. (2008) On the Road in 2035: Reducing Transportation’s Petroleum Consumption and GHG Emissions, MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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• Bodek, K.; Heywood, J. B. (2008) Europe’s Evolving Passenger Vehicle Fleet: Fuel Use and GHG Emissions Scenarios through 2035, MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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• Groode, T.; Heywood, J. B. (2008) Biomass to Ethanol: Potential Production and Environmental Impacts, MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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• Cheah, L.; Evans, C.; Bandivadekar, A.; Heywood, J. B. (2007) Factor of Two: Halving the Fuel Consumption of New U.S. Automobiles by 2035, MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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• Kromer, M. A.; Heywood, J. B. (2007) Electric Powertrains: Opportunities and Challenges in the U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet, MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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• Groode, T. A.; Heywood, J. B. (2007) Ethanol: A Look Ahead, MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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• Bandivadekar, A. P.; Heywood, J. B. (2004) Coordinated Policy Measures for Reducing the Fuel Consumption of the U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet, MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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• Heywood, J. B.; Weiss, M. A.; Schafer, A.; Bassene, S. A.; Natarajan, V. K. (2003) The Performance of Future ICE and Fuel Cell Powered Vehicles and their Potential Fleet Impact, MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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• Weiss, M. A.; Heywood, J. B.; Drake, E. M.; Schafer, A.; AuYeung, F. F. (2000) On the Road in 2020: A life-cycle analysis of new automobile technologies,MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS AND BOOK CHAPTERS--

• Evans, C.; Cheah, L; Bandivadekar, A.; Heywood, J. (2009) Getting More Miles per Gallon, Issues in Science and Technology, Winter 2009, Vol. XXV Number 2, National Academy Press.
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• Cheah, L; Evans, C.; Bandivadekar, A.; Heywood, J. (2008) Factor of Two: Halving the Fuel Consumption of New U.S. Automobiles by 2035, Chapter 4 in Reducing Climate Impacts in the Transportation Sector, D. Sperling, J.S. Cannon (eds), Springer.

• Bandivadekar, A. P.; Cheah, L; Evans, C.; Groode, T; Heywood, J; Kasseris, E; Kromer, M.; Weiss, M. (2008) Reducing the fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions of the US vehicle fleet, Energy Policy, Volume 36, Issue 7, July 2008, Pages 2754-2760.

• Cheah, L. W.; Bandivadekar, A. P., Bodek, K. M., Kasseris, E. P., Heywood, J. B. (2008) The Trade-off between Automobile Acceleration Performance, Weight, and Fuel Consumption, SAE Int. J. Fuels Lubr. 1(1): 771-777, 2008.

• Kromer, M. A.; Heywood, J. B. (2008) A Comparative Assessment of Electric Propulsion Systems in the 2030 US Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet, SAE paper 2008-01-0459, SAE 2008 World Congress, Detroit, MI, April 14-17, 2008.

• Kasseris, E. P.; Heywood, J. B. (2007) Comparative Analysis of Automotive Powertrain Choices for the Next 25 Years, SAE paper 2007-01-1605, Transactions, V. 116, Journal of Fuels & Lubricants, Section 4, SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, April 16-19, 2007.

• Bandivadekar, A. P.; Heywood, J. B. (2006) Coordinated Policy Measures for Reducing the Fuel Consumption of the U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet, Chapter 4 in Driving Climate Change: Cutting Carbon from Transportation, D. Sperling and J. Spencer (eds), Elsevier.

RESEARCH SUMMARIES--

• Meeting CAFE Standards by 2020 and Beyond, Sloan Automotive Laboratory, November 2008.
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• New Vehicle Technologies: How Soon Can They Make a Difference?, Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, March 2005.
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• A Multipronged Approach to Curbing Gasoline Use, Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, June 2004.
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• Vehicles and Fuels for 2020: Assessing the Hydrogen Fuel-cell Vehicle, Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, March 2003.
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NEWS ARTICLES--

• Stauffer, N. (2008) Cutting total fuel use by U.S. vehicles: How much can hybrids help?, MIT Energy Initiative spotlight article, April 10, 2008.
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• Heywood, J. (2008) Getting More Miles per Gallon, Focus on Energy: CERAWeek 2008, special advertising supplement in the Wall Street Journal during CERAWeek 2008, Cambridge Energy Research Associates, February 12 2008, p. 2.
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• Stauffer, N. (2008) Doubling vehicle fuel economy by 2035: Technically feasible, challenging in scope, Energy Futures, MIT Energy Initiative, Winter 2008, pp. 4 - 5.
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• White, J. B. (2007) What Will the Car of the Future Look Like?, Wall Street Journal, November 18, 2007, New York, NY.
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• Heywood, J. B.; Bandivadekar, A. P.; Evans, C. W. (2007) Market Can Fuel Energy Solutions, Boston Globe, May 23 2007, Boston, MA.
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• Heywood, J. B. (2006) Fueling our Transportation Future, Scientific American, September 2006, New York, NY.
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• O'Neill, K. M. (2005) Heywood to U.S.: Support fuel efficiency, MIT News Office, July 29 2005.
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• Stauffer, N. (2005) Curbing gasoline use requires a multipronged approach, researchers say, Laboratory for Energy and Environment, March 24 2004.
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THESES--

• Cunningham, J. S. (2009) An Analysis of Battery Electric Vehicle Production Projections, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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• MacKenzie, D. W. (2009) Trends and Drivers of the Performance – Fuel Economy Tradeoff in New Automobiles, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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• McAulay, J. L. (2009) Assessing Deployment Strategies for Ethanol and Flex Fuel Vehicles in the U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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• Evans, C. W. (2008) Putting Policy in Drive: Coordinating Measures to Reduce Fuel Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from U.S. Light-Duty Vehicles, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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• Bandivadekar, A. P. (2008) Evaluating the Impact of Advanced Vehicle and Fuel Technologies in U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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• Kromer, M. A. (2007) Electric Powertrains: Opportunities and Challenges in the U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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• Kasseris, E. P. (2006) Comparative analysis of automotive powertrain choices for the near to mid-term future, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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