Reports Library

Below you will find valuable studies and reports relating to Electric Drive transportation. If you are aware of a report, study, presentation, or other publication not listed here, please bring it to our attention by sending a note to Benoit Colin, Director of Marketing, at bcolin@electricdrive.org.

• 2001 Studies & Reports

• Advanced Technology Development Program for Lithium-Ion Batteries: INEEL Gen 1 Final Report, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory - September 2001
• Calendar-Life Studies of Advanced Technology Development Program Gen 1 Lithium Ion Batteries, U.S. Department of Energy - March 2001
• Uncertainty Study of INEEL EST Laboratory Battery Testing Systems, Volume 1, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory - December 2001
• Cycle-Life Studies of Advanced Technology Development Program Gen 1 Lithium Ion Batteries, U.S. Department of Energy - March 2001

• 2002 Studies & Reports

• Advanced Technology Development Program for Lithium-Ion Batteries: INEEL Interim Report for Gen 2 Cycle-Life Testing, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory - September 2002

• 2003 Studies & Reports

• Uncertainty Study of INEEL EST Laboratory Battery Testing Systems, Volume 2, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory - March 2003
• Advanced Technology Development Program for Lithium-Ion Batteries: Gen 2 Performance Evaluation Interim Report, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory - February 2003
• Economic Contribution of the Automotive Industry, Center for Automotive Research - Fall 2003

• 2006 Studies & Reports

• Cost-Benefit Analysis of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technology, National Renewable Energy Laboratory - October 2006
• Advanced Technology Development Program for Lithium-Ion Batteries: Gen 2 GDR Performance Evaluation Report, Idaho National Laboratory - July 2006
• Advanced Technology Development Program for Lithium-Ion Batteries: Gen 2 Performance Evaluation Final Report, Idaho National Laboratory - July 2006
• The Economics of Climate Change: Executive Summary, STERN - June 2006
• US Department Of Energy Hybrid Electric Vehicle Battery And Fuel Economy Testing, U.S. Department of Energy - September, 2005
  

• 2007 Studies & Reports

• Plug-in Hybrids (PHEVs): A Path to Emissions Reduction and Energy Security, Tiax LLC - November 2007
• Battery Requirements for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Analysis and Rationale, National Renewable Energy Laboratory - December 2, 2007
• Environmental Assessment of PHEVs, Natural Resources Defense Council - July 2007
• Status and Prospects for Zero Emissions Vehicle Technology, California Air Resources Board - April 13, 2007
• Full Fuel Cycle Assessment: Tank to Wheels Emissions and Energy Consumption, California Energy Commission - February, 2007
  
• Impacts Assessment of PHEVs: Part 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - November 2007

• 2008 Studies & Reports

• Economic Impact of EV Adoption in the US, UC Berkeley - November 21, 2008
• Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems-Energy Storage (SEGIS-ES), Sandia National Laboratories - May 2008
• Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Review, Idaho National Laboratory - November 2008
• Electric Cars: Plugged In, Deutsche Bank - June 9, 2008
• On the Road in 2035: Reducing Transportation's Petroleum Consumption and GHG Emissions, Laboratory for Energy and the Environment at MIT - July 2008
• Powertrain: The New Profit Engine, Credit Suisse - September 29, 2008
• Potential Impacts of PHEVs on Regional Power Generation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory - January 2008
• Electric Drive 2030: Project Findings, Booz Allen Hamilton - November 12, 2008
• EV Charging Infrastructure Rollout Strategy, UC Berkeley - November 21, 2008
• Electric Power Supply and Distribution for EV Operations, UC Berkeley - November 21, 2008

• 2009 Studies & Reports

• Proposed Rulemaking to Establish Light-Duty Vehicle GHG Emission Standards and CAFE Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency & National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - September 2009
• Electrifying Cars: How Three Industries Will Evolve, McKinsey & Company - 2009
• Auswirkungen von Elektroautos (German), World Wide Fund for Nature - May 2009
• Roads Toward a Low-Carbon Future: Reducing CO2 Emissions from Passenger Vehicles in the Global Road Transportation System, McKinsey & Company - March 2009
• Driving Transportation Innovation, Next 10 - October 2009
• Summary of Staff’s Preliminary Assessment of the Need for Revisions to the Zero Emission Vehicle Regulation, California Air Resources Board - November 25, 2009
• PHEV Battery Cost Assessment, Tiax LLC - May 19, 2009
• Comeback of the Electric Car, Boston Consulting Group - January 2009
• Multi-Path Transportation Futures Study: Vehicle Characterization and Scenario Analyses, Argonne National Laboratory - July 22, 2009
• Belgium: Opportunities for Electric Vehicles, Parts and Systems, U.S. Department of Commerce - July 2009
• Spain: IDAE Vehicle Demonstration Project, U.S. Department of Commerce - April 2009
• Project Get Ready, Rocky Mountain Institute - March 19, 2009
• Intelligent Transport: How Cities can Improve Mobility, IBM - June 2009
• Powering Americas Defense, CNA Analysis & Solutions - May 2009
• Plugging In: A Stakeholder Investment Guide, Rocky Mountain Institute - July 2009
• Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Roadmap, Electric Power Research Institute - June 2009
• Technology Roadmap: Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, International Energy Agency - June 4, 2009
• Electric Cars: Plugged In 2, Deutsche Bank - November 3, 2009
• Plugged In: The End of the Oil Age, World Wide Fund for Nature - March 2009
• State of the Air, American Lung Association - April 2009
• Electric Drive Transportation Job Creation, Memo, U.S. Senate - January 15, 2009
• Federal Energy and Fleet Management: Plug-in Vehicles, U.S. Government Accountability Office - June 2009
• Estimating U.S. Government Subsidies, 2002-2008, Environmental Law Institute - September 2009
• Impact of Battery Weight and Charging Patterns, Energy Policy - February 24, 2009

• 2010 Studies & Reports

• Drive Green 2020 (Sample), JD Power & Associates - November 2010
• Italy: Opportunities for Electric Vehicles, Parts and Systems, U.S. Department of Commerce - September 2010
• How the Smart Grid Enables Utilities to Integrate Electric Vehicles (Whitepaper), SilverSpring Networks - September 2010
• Transit Bus Technology Feasibility Study, Advanced Energy - December 2010
• Portugal: Opportunities for Electric Vehicles, Parts and Systems, U.S. Department of Commerce - August 2010
• Battery Electric and Plug-in Vehicles: The Definitive Assessment of the Business Case, IHS Global Insight - January 2010
• Croatia: Opportunities for Electric Vehicles, Parts and Systems, U.S. Department of Commerce - July 2010
• Feedback on CARB's Zero-Emission Vehicle Staff Technical Report, California Air Resources Board - January 6, 2010
• Plug-In Hybrid Electric School Bus Project: 2010 Program Report, Advanced Energy - February 12, 2010
• Plan NYC: Exploring Electric Vehicle Adoption in New York City, City of New York - January 2010
• The Recovery Act: Batteries & Electric Vehicles, U.S. Department of Energy - July 14, 2010
• Transitions to Alternative Transportation Technologies, PHEVs, National Acadamies Press - January 2010
• What's Next for Alternative Energy, Boston Consulting Group - November 2010
• The Business Case for Fuel Cells, Fuel Cells 2000 - September, 2010
  
• Transportation Electrification: Grid Impacts of Plug-In Electric Vehicles, Electric Power Research Institute - March 15, 2010
• Batteries for Electric Cars, Boston Consulting Group - January 2010
• Assessment of Plug-in Electric Vehicle Integration with ISO-RTO Systems, ISO/RTO Council - March 2010
• Characterizing Consumers' Interest in and Infrastructure Expectations for Electric Vehicles: Research Design and Survey Results, Electric Power Research Institute - May 19, 2010
• Marrying Electric Transportation to the Electric System: EVSEs and Distribution Impacts, Electric Power Research Institute - May 3, 2010
• Capitalize on Opportunities Provided by Electric Vehicles, Navigant Consulting - April 29, 2010
• Czech Republic: Assessment of Opportunities for Electric Vehicles, Parts and Systems, U.S. Department of Commerce - June 2010
• Modeling the CO2 Emissions from BEVs, Energy Policy - November 18, 2010
• The Cost of Vehicle Electrification: A Literature Review, Sloan Automotive Laboratory at MIT - April 8, 2010
• Plug-in Electric Vehicle Infrastructure: A Foundation for Electrified Transportation, National Renewable Energy Laboratory - April 8, 2010

• 2011 Studies & Reports

  

• List of EV Battery Makers & EV Makers (Draft), EDTA - June 28, 2011
• Powering Autos to 2020: The Era of the Electric Car? (Presentation), Boston Consulting Group - June 14, 2011
• Will Electric Cars transform the U.S. Vehicle Market?, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs - July 2011
• Plug-In Electric Vehicles & Infrastructure 101, Advanced Energy - June 23, 2011
• Transportation Electrification: A Technology Overview, Electric Power Research Institute - July 18, 2011
• Driving Efficiency: Cutting Costs for Families at the Pump and Slashing Dependence on Oil, White House - July 29, 2011
• The Road Ahead (Newsletter), International Energy Agency - July 2011
• Powering Autos to 2020: The Era of the Electric Car?, Boston Consulting Group - July 2011
• Sizing the Clean Economy, The Brookings Institution - July 2011
• Electricity Sector Overview, PEW Center on Golbal Climate Change - June 2011
• State of the States: Fuel Cells in America, Fuel Cells 2000 - June 2011
• Roadmap, San Diego Gas & Electric - June 2011
• The Impact of Clean Energy Innovation, Google - June 2011
• Electricity Storage: Technology and Regulation, National Regulatory Research Institute - June 2011
• Interim Test Procedures for Evaluating Electrical Performance and Grid Integration of Vehicle-to-Grid Applications, National Renewable Energy Laboratory - June 2011
• Making the Connection: The Plug-In Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy, UK Office of Low Emission Vehicles - June 2011
• The Slow Road to Going Green, JD Power & Associates - August 2011
• Supplying Ingenuity: U.S. Suppliers of Clean, Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Technologies, Natural Resources Defense Council - August 2011
• The Utility Guide to Plug-in Electric Vehicle Readiness, Edison Electric Institute in collaboration with EDTA - November 1, 2011
• Ready, Set, Charge, California!, ABAG, BACC, CFC, EVCA, LMC - November 1, 2011
• The Shift to Electric Vehicles, IBM - November 2011
• Fuel Economy Guide, Model Year 2012, U.S. Department of Energy - November 10, 2011
• Travel 2020 Panel Discussion: Urban Mobility Trends Driving a New Era of Travel Solutions, Frost & Sullivan - December 2011
• Energy & Resources Predictions 2012, Deloitte - December 2011
• Powering Innovation, Next 10 - December 1, 2011
• Transportation Electrification: A Technology Overview, Electric Power Research Institute - October 24, 2011
• The Future of Urban Mobility, Arthur D. Little - October 1, 2011
• Growth Outlook for Hybrid and Electric MCVs-HCVs on Both Sides of the Atlantic, Frost & Sullivan - September 2011
• The EV Project: Q2 2011 Report, ECOtality - August 10, 2011
• Made in America, Again, The Boston Consulting Group - August 2011
• Dual Influences on Vehicle Speeds in Special-Use Lanes and Policy Implications - University of California, Berkeley - September 2011
  

   

• Unplugged: Electric Vehicle Realities Versus Consumer Expectations - Deloitte - September 1, 2011
  
• Report: Plug-in Electric Vehicle Handbook for Consumers, U.S. Department of Energy, EERE - September 2011

   

• Report of the First Quadrennial Technology Review - U.S. Department of Energy - September 1, 2011
  
• An Assessment of the Price Impacts of Electric Vehicles on the PJM Market, PJM and Better Place - May 2011
• Alternative Fuels as a Military Strategy, The Heritage Foundation - July 20, 2011
• SOTU Factsheet, Electric Vehicles, The White House - January 26, 2011
• Public Opinion on Electric Vehicles and Utilities, Edison Electric Institute - February 2, 2011
• Plug-in Electric Vehicles: A Practical Plan for Progress, Indiana University - February 2, 2011
• The Fast Lane to the Adoption of Electric Cars, McKinsey Quarterly - February 2011
• Charging Station Installation Handbook, Advanced Energy - March 2011
• Annual Energy Outlook 2011, U.S. Energy Information Administration - April 2011
• Your New Electric Car Emits 75 g CO2 per km, Ecometrica - March 2011
• Surface Transportation Reauthorization Legislation in the 112th Congress: Summary of Selected Major Provisions, Congressional Research Service - December 14, 2011
• One Million Electric Vehicles By 2015, U.S. Department of Energy - February 2011
• Changing the Game: Plug-in Electric Vehicle Pilots, Accenture - February 17, 2011
• Plug-in Electric Vehicles: A Practical Plan for Progress, Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University - February, 2011
  
• Executive Summary: Neighborhood Electric Vehicles, Pike Research - 2011
  
• Electric Vehicles: Reducing Foreign Oil Dependence, Enhancing U.S. Competitiveness and Decreasing Pollution, The PEW Environment Group - May 2011
• Gobbling Less Gas for Thanksgiving, Environment America - November 2011
• Energy Efficiency Resource Standards: State and Utility Strategies for Higher Energy Savings, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy - June 2011
  
• Battery Manufacturing for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles: Policy Issues, Congressional Research Service - March 22, 2011
• Charging Station Installation Handbook for Electrical Contractors and Inspectors, Advanced Energy - April 18, 2011
• Air Quality Impacts of PHEVs in Texas, Environmental Research Letters - April 19, 2011
• Automotive Recycling Industry: Environmentally Friendly, Market Driven, and Sustainable, Auto Alliance - 2011
  
• Enhancing the feasibility of Electric Vehicles in New York City, Columbia University - April 2011
• Breaking the Habit: Eliminating our Dependence on Oil from the Gulf of Mexico by 2020, the Persian Gulf by 2023, and all other Nations by 2033, Oceana - April 2011
• Germany: Alternative Drives - Hybrid, Electric and Fuel Cell Technology Vehicles, U.S. Department of Commerce - April 2011
• Plugging-in: A Consumer Guide to Electric Vehicles, Electric Power Research Institute - April 26, 2011
• How State Governmnets Enable Local Governments to Advance Energy Efficiency, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy - May 2011
• (Market) Share of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles, JD Power & Associates - April 27, 2011
• D.O.E. Strategic Plan, U.S. Department of Energy - May 2011
• Charging Forward: Electric Vehicle Survey, Pricewaterhouse Coopers - April 2011
• Road to Clean Air: Fact Sheet, American Lung Association - May 2011
• Sweden: Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, U.S. Department of Commerce - March 2011
• Summer Gas Prices: Beating the Heat with Clean Cars, Environment America - May 2011
• Economic Analysis of Deploying Used Batteries in Power Systems, Oak Ridge National Laboratory - June 2011
• Energy Storage Industry, Alternative Energy and Cleantech Review, 2011
• Assessment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Light-Duty Vehicles, National Research Council - 2011
• Deployment Rollout Estimate of Electric Vehicles, 2011-2015, Center for Automotive Research, January 2011
• Net Air Emissions from EVs: The Effect of Carbon Price and Charging Strategies, American Chemical Society - February 10, 2011
• Electric Vehicle Geographic Forecasts (Executive Summary), Pike Research - January 2011

• 2012 Studies & Reports

• Battery Technology Charges Ahead, McKinsey - July, 2012
  
• California Plug-in Electric Vehicle Owner Survey, Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE), Sep. 2012
• Increasing Electric Vehicle Charging Access in Multi-Unit Dwellings in Los Angeles, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, Jul. 2012
• Lessons Learned: The White Paper Syllabus, The EV Project - April 20, 2012
  
• Lessons Learned, The EV Project - May 30, 2012
  
• Lessons Learned: The EV Microclimate, The EV Project - May 30, 2012
  
• Plug-in Electric Vehicle Handbook for Fleet Managers, U.S. Department of Energy - April 2012
  
• Charging Forward: The Emergence of Electric Vehicles and their Role in Reducing Oil Consumption, Environment America Research & Policy Center - July 10, 2012
  
• Policy Priorities for Advancing the U.S. Electric Vehicle Market, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, September 2012
• Battery technology charges ahead, McKinsey Quarterly - July 2012
• Recharging China’s electric vehicle aspirations, McKinsey – April 2012
• Hybrid Models Have Lower Injury Odds Than Their Conventional Counterparts, Highway Loss Data Institute - November 17, 2011
  
• Electric vehicles in metropolitan Washington, Understanding the region's current EV readiness and options for expanding their use, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments - October 2012
• Global Automotive Executive Survey, KPMG, January 2012
• Low Carbon Transportation: a crucial link to economic and energy security, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 4, 2012
• Electric drive by ’25, How California Can Catalyze Mass Adoption of Electric Vehicles by 2025,  UCLA School of Law & UC Berkeley School of Law – September 2012
• 2nd Quarter 2012 report, The EV Project, ECOtality, August 8, 2012
• An Action Plan to Integrate Plug-In Electrical Vehicles with the U.S. Electrical Grid, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions - March, 2012
  
• EV City Casebook: A Look at the Global Electric Vehicle Movement, RMI, EVI, IEA - May 2012
• A First Look at the Impact of Electric Vehicle Charging on the Electric Grid in The EV Project, EVS26, May 06, 2012
  
• Lithium-ion Batteries and Nanotechnology for Electric Vehicles: A Life Cycle Assessment, EPA - April 26, 2012
  
• Standardization Roadmap for Electric Vehicles, American National Standards Institute - April 2012
• Los Angeles County: The New Leader in Electric Vehicles, LA County Economic Development Corporation - May 2012
• Distributed Energy Storage: Serving National Interests (Executive Summary), National Alliance for Advanced Batteries - February 2012
• Broad Coalition Offers Plan to Accelerate Adoption of Plug-In Electric Vehicles, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions - March 13, 2012
  
• Q4 2011 Report, The EV Project - February 17, 2012
  
• State of Charge, Union of Concerned Citizens - April, 2012
  
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions from a Typical Passenger Vehicle, EPA - December 2011
  
• Beyond Boom and Bust: Putting Clean Tech on a Path to Subsidy Independence, Brookings Institution - April, 2012
  
• 2012 State Clean Energy Index, Clean Edge - May, 2012
  
• Electric Vehicles Are Paying Their Way, Built By Michigan, May 2012
  
• The Future of the Electric Grid, MIT - 2011
  
• The Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future: Progress Report, The White House - March 12, 2012
  
• Solar Power: Darkest Before Dawn, McKinsey & Company - May, 2012
  

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