Research

A number of organizations are conducting research in California on the PEV market, vehicle and infrastructure technology, and environmental/energy impacts analysis. A few are listed here, but many more exist.

• Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) –
  • Convenes the Infrastructure Working Council (formed in 1991)
  • Developing framework for utility PEV readiness programs
  • Utility impacts analysis from PEVs
  • Smart grid research, including codes/standards for PEV communication
  • Commercial fleet manager PEV value proposition
  • Economic analysis, environmental and policy analysis for electric transportation (reports due in Dec 2011)
  • http://mydocs.epri.com/docs/Portfolio/PDF/2010_P018.pdf
• UC Davis PH&EV Center
  • Research roadmaps for CEC and other stakeholders on PEVs
  • Convenes an Advisory Council of leading stakeholders
  • UCD SD/DOE infrastructure/consumer project
  • http://phev.its.ucdavis.edu/
• UC Berkeley
  • CEC grants on battery second life, home energy storage, EV scale up
  • Toyota PHEV demonstration and consumer survey project
• Center for Research Solutions – studying RECs for vehicle programs, renewable power connections generally
• California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE)
  • Partner with ARB to implement AB118 incentives
  • Leading battery second life research project with CEC and NREL
• UCLA Luskin Center, School of Public Affairs
  • Study local policies to incentivize PEV adoption
  • EV market study for Los Angeles
  • Policies to manage EV public charging
• International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)
  • Vehicle Electrification Policy Study
  • http://www.theicct.org/2011/03/vehicle-electrification-policy-study/