Accelerating the Transition to Vehicle Electrification [PSMA Corner]

Frontiers In Operations Research For Overcoming Barriers To Vehicle Electrification

FRONTIERS IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH FOR OVERCOMINGBARRIERS TO VEHICLE ELECTRIFICATIONbyMAHYAR MOVAHED NEJADAugust 2015 Advisor: Dr. Ratna Babu ChinnamMajor: Industrial EngineeringDegree: Doctor of Philosophy Electric vehicles (EVs) hold many promises including diversification of the transporta-tion energy feedstock and reduction of greenhouse gas and other emissions. Ho...

Evaluating the Electrification of Vehicle Fleets Using the Veins Framework

The simulative performance evaluation of future Intelligent Transport Systems (ITSs) is a challenging task. New mobility patterns, induced by car sharing or autonomous vehicles, the switch towards electric or hydrogen vehicles, and the communication between vehicles (and infrastructure) are believed to change road traffic as we know it. Investigating new applications and protocols, or finding a...

Does Electrification Spur the Fertility Transition? Evidence From Indonesia

We analyze various pathways through which access to electricity affects fertility in Indonesia, using a district difference-in-difference approach. The electrification rate increased by 65 % over the study period, and our results suggest that the subsequent effects on fertility account for about 18 % to 24 % of the overall decline in fertility. A key channel is increased exposure to television....

From the Lab to the Street: Solving the Challenge of Accelerating Automated Vehicle Testing

As automated vehicles and their technology become more advanced and technically sophisticated, evaluation procedures that can measure the safety and reliability of these new driverless cars must develop far beyond existing safety tests. To get an accurate assessment in field tests, such cars would have to be driven millions or even billions of miles to arrive at an acceptable level of certainty...

Rural Electrification