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We are working to replace ground, marine, and air transportation fossil fuel dependence with electrification and/or low-carbon fuels.

Research

Taiwan’s Innovative Green Economy Roadmap (TIGER)

Getting the world off dirty diesels

Gasoline-alcohol engines for heavy-duty trucks

Cost-competitive electric vehicles that go the distance

Detailed look at 125 U.S. auto models

Mobility of the Future

On the Road toward 2050

Three paths forward for light-duty vehicles

Projects

Operational tri-pop and SIM mobility Toronto

Aviation Sustainability Center (ASCENT) project 72 – noise exposure and market outcomes in the United States

Comparative analysis of decarbonization strategies for transportation via direct air capture (DAC) of CO2

Comparative assessment of low-carbon liquid energy carriers for long-haul trucking

Pricing and location strategies of electric vehicle charging networks

Can mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) really disrupt private car ownership?

Multi-vector energy systems analysis for low-carbon power and transportation

Reinforcement learning for guiding drivers to reduce congestion in the developing world

Future of work and urban mobility: Integrated public transit and shared mobility

Medium-term impact of Covid-19 on urban mobility: Behavior, preference, and energy consumption

Publications

Grid impacts of highway electric vehicle charging and role for mitigation via energy storage

October 2021

Use of exclusive and pooled ridehailing services in three Mexican cities

March 2021

Framework for country-level sustainable transportation policy learning using public support as a measure of cultural distance

December 2020

Related news

Emily Carter, the Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy and the Environment at Princeton University, explained how climate change mitigation must include transformation, intervention, and adaptation strategies. Recovering from the past and transitioning to a better energy future

In MIT Energy Initiative speaker series, Princeton professor explained the importance of climate change mitigation in the energy transition.

Why aren’t we driving hydrogen powered cars yet? There’s a reason EVs won.

Popular Science

MITEI Senior Research Scientist Sergey Paltsev weighs in on the roadblocks facing hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle adoption, stating "The answer is very simple: economics." Among other factors, the lack of fueling infrastructure is keeping these vehicles behind their electric counterparts.

‘It symbolises rugged individualism’: The bumpy road to electrify the pickup truck

BBC

Jessika Trancik (Institute for Data, Systems, and Society) discusses the future of EVs and her research lab’s online tool, Carboncounter, that analyzes the climate impact of different vehicles: “A shift to an electric vehicle is one of the single most impactful decisions that someone can make if they want to reduce their own emissions.”

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