America's bottom-up climate change mitigation policy (2008)
Lutsey, Nicholas, Sperling, Daniel
Many diverse actions can be taken to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Increasingly in the United States, policy-makers at subnational levels are setting emission targets and implementing plans...
A Low-Carbon Fuel Standard for California Part 2: Policy Analysis (2007)
Farrell, Alexander E., Sperling, Daniel, Brandt, A.R., Eggert, A., Farrell, A.E., Haya, B.K., ...
The Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) can play a major role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and stimulating improvements in transportation fuel technologies so that California can meet its climate...
A Low-Carbon Fuel Standard for California Part 1: Technical Analysis (2007)
Farrell, Alexander E., Sperling, Daniel, Arons, S.M., Brandt, A.R., Delucchi, M.A., Eggert, A., ...
Executive Order S-1-07, the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) (January 18, 2007), calls for a reduction of at least 10 percent in the carbon intensity of California's transportation fuels by 2020. It...
Assessing reliability in energy supply systems (2007)
McCarthy, Ryan W., Ogden, Joan M., Sperling, Daniel
Reliability has always been a concern in the energy sector, but concerns are escalating as energy demand increases and the political stability of many energy supply regions becomes more questionable....
A Low-Carbon Fuel Standard for California, Part 2: Policy Analysis (2007)
Sperling, Daniel, Farrell, Alexander
The Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) can play a major role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and stimulating improvements in transportation fuel technologies so that California can meet its climate...
A Low-Carbon Fuel Standard for California, Part 1: Technical Analysis (2007)
Farrell, Alexander, Sperling, Daniel
Executive Order S-1-07, the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) (January 18, 2007), calls for a reduction of at least 10 percent in the carbon intensity of California's transportation fuels by 2020. It...
A Low-Carbon Fuel Standard for California, Part 2: Policy Analysis (2007)
Farrell, Alexander, Sperling, Daniel
The Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) can play a major role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and stimulating improvements in transportation fuel technologies so that California can meet its climate...
Future drive :electric vehicles and sustainable transportation (2005)
Daniel. Sperling, Mark A. Delucchi, Patricia M. Davis, A. F. Burke
In early 2003, the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis (ITS-Davis) launched the Hydrogen Pathways program with questions about the future of transportation and the hydrogen economy. The...
Belinda Chen, Ethan Abeles, Andrew Burke, Dr. Daniel Sperling
DISCLAIMER The statements and conclusions in this Report are those of the contractor and not necessarily those of the California Air Resources Board. The mention of commercial products, their source,...
Evaluation of Fuel Cell Auxiliary Power Units for Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks (2002)
Brodrick, Christie-Joy, Lipman, Timothy, Farshchi, Mohammad, Lutsey, Nicholas, Dwyer, Harry, Sperling, Daniel, ...
A large number of heavy-duty trucks idle a significant amount. Heavy-duty line-haul engines idle about 20-40% of the time the engine is running, depending on season and operation. Drivers idle...
Government-industry R&D partnerships can play an important role in advancing the public interest. A widely cited example is the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV). It was launched in...
Nesbitt, Kevin, Sperling, Daniel
Vehicle fleets are a poorly understood part of the economy. They are important, though, in that they purchase a large share of light-duty vehicles and are often targeted by governments as agents of...
Traffic Emission Pollution Sampling and Analysis on Urban Streets with High-Rising Buildings (2001)
Zhou, Hongchang, Sperling, Daniel
Air pollution at many types of intersections and other roadside "hot spots" is not accurately characterized by state-of-the-practice models. In this study, data were collected on traffic flows,...
Transportation in Developing Countries: Greenhouse Gas Scenarios for Shanghai, China (2001)
Zhou, Hongchang, Sperling, Daniel
The transportation sector is a leading source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide, and one of the most difficult to control. In developing countries, where vehicle ownership rates are...
Transportation in Developing Countries: Greenhouse Gas Scenarios for Delhi, India (2001)
Bose, Ranjan, Sperling, Daniel
Greenhouse gas emissions in developing countries are increasing most rapidly in the transportation sector. Even people with low incomes are meeting their need for mobility, and projected income...
Shaheen, Susan, Wright, John, Sperling, Daniel
To reduce transportation emissions and energy consumption, policymakers typically employ one of two approaches - changing technology or changing behavior. These strategies include demand management...
Global Climate Change, Developing Countries and Transport Sector Options in South Africa (2000)
Naude, Clifford, Mirrlees, Roland, Dehlen, George, Pretorious, Jolanda, Mangera, Mashooda, Moleho, Constance, ...
This report was undertaken for the PEW Center on Global Climate Change and deals specifically with the issue of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Transport Sector in South Africa. As a country study...
An Electric-Drive Vehicle Strategy for Sweden (2000)
Sperling, Daniel, Lipman, Timothy E., Lundberg, M.
EVS-17, Montreal, Canada, October 15 - 18, 2000The large environmental impacts caused by Sweden's transport sector can be mitigated by exploiting a variety of technological innovations, especially...
Energy and Environmental Challenges for the Japanese Automotive Industry (2000)
The turn of the century is proving to be a period of turmoil and uncertainty for the automotive industry. The industry confronts growing worldwide demands for greater environmental quality, but now...
Young, Troy, Sperling, Daniel, Shaheen, Susan
In 1996, California Partners in Advanced Transit and Highways (PATH) commissioned a project team led by the Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California at Davis with the Claremont...
A Short History of Carsharing in the 90's (1999)
Shaheen, Susan A., Sperling, Daniel, Wagner, Conrad
From:A Short History of Carsharing in the 90's. Journal of World Transport Policy & Practice 5 (3), 18 - 40Available on request from ITS Davis
Myths Regarding Alternative Fuel Vehicle Demand by Light-Duty Vehicle Fleets (1998)
Nesbitt, Kevin, Sperling, Daniel
Public and private vehicle fleets have long been targeted as an ideal initial market for alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs). We examine seven widely accepted hypotheses regarding the potential fleet...
Intelligent Transportation Technologies Year Two Final Report (1998)
Susan Shaheen, Troy Young, Daniel Sperling, Daniel Jordan, Thomas Horan, Susan Shaheen, ...
Highway Administration. The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily...
Testing Electric Vehicle Demand in `Hybrid Households' Using a Reflexive Survey (1996)
Kurani, Kenneth, Turrentine, Thomas, Sperling, Daniel
The debate over electric vehicles (EVs) pivots largely on issues of market demand: will consumers purchase a vehicle that provides substantially less driving range, yet can be refueled at home, than...
Household Markets for Neighborhood Electric Vehicles in California (1995)
Kurani, Kenneth S, Sperling, Daniel, Lipman, Timothy, Stanger, Deborah, Turrentine, Thomas, Stein, Aram
The Target Market for Methanol Fuel (1995)
Sperling, Daniel, Setiawan, Winardi, Hungerford, David
A survey of vehicle owners was conducted in New York State and California to explore the potential target market for methanol in the household sector. Data were colleted on revealed and reported...
Washington, Simon, Guensler, Randall, Sperling, Daniel
This report assesses the ability of the emission estimating algorithms contained in version 4 of the CALINE line source dispersion model developed by Caltrans (CALINE 4) to accurately predict carbon...
Modeling IVHSEmission Impacts. Volume 1: Background Issues And Modeling Capabilities (1994)
Guensler, Randall, Washington, Simon, Sperling, Daniel
This paper examines the potential air quality impacts of Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (IVHS) upon important emission-producing vehicle activities and those parameters that affect emission...
A Weighted Disaggregate Approach to Modeling Speed Correction Factors (1993)
Guensler, Randall L, Washington, Simon P, Sperling, Daniel
Working within the constraints of California's existing speed correction factor (SCF) models, where average speed of emission testing cycle is the single independent variable, and four vehicle...
Consumer Demand For Automated Private Travel: Extrapolations From Vanpool User Experiences (1993)
Bonanno, Nirupa, Sperling, Daniel, Kurani, Kenneth S.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the reasons for an individual' s decision to ride rather than drive, and to draw any appropriate extensions to a future marketplace where automated...
Alternative Transportation Energy (1993)
Sperling, Daniel, DeLuchi, Mark A.
Transportation energy issues are moving to the forefront of the public consciousness in the U.S. and particularly California, and gaining increasing attention legislators and regulators. The three...
A Transportation Control Measure Taxonomy and Review of Recent TCM Effectiveness Studies (1992)
Guensler, Randall L, Sperling, Daniel
In modern American society, technical fixes to existing transportation and environmental problems are almost exclusively relied upon, and are generally easier and more popular to implement than...
Air Quality Impacts of IVHS: An Initial Review (1992)
Sperling, Daniel, Guensler, Randall L, Page, Dorriah L, Washington, Simon P
Proceedings, IVHS Policy: A Workshop on Institutional and Environmental Issues, Asilomar Conference Center, Monterey, CAAdvanced transportation technologies, ranging from the provision of real-time...
Guensler, Randall, Sperling, Daniel, Jovanis, Paul
Regulatory agencies are beginning to focus on the implementation of transportation control measures (TCMs) and economic incentives as means for reducing emissions from heavy-duty trucks. Rational...
Turrentine, Thomas S, Lee-Gosselin, Martin E, Kurani, Kenneth S, Sperling, Daniel
Presented at the World Conference on Transport Research, Lyon, FranceElectric vehicles (EVs) promise major improvements in air-quality. But the limited range and long recharge times of EVs have...
Alternative Transportation Fuels: An Environmental and Energy Solution (1989)
Throughout the 1970s and the 1980s, energy policy has been a hotly debated topic. Governments around the world have struggled to respond to a changing energy market. Yet the policy-making process is...
Turrentine, Tom, Sperling, Daniel
Government and industry are actively considering major initiatives to introduce non-petroleum alternative fuels. These initiatives ultimately require the cooperation of fuel users. Yet little is...
An Analytical Framework for Siting and Sizing Biomass Fuel Plants (1984)
A generalized framework is presented for analyzing the relative attractiveness of biomass fuel production investments on a disaggregate level, using a systems approach to integrate sitespecific...
Alcohol Fuels and the Chicken and Egg Syndrome (1984)
Proceedings, VI International Symposium on Alcohol Fuel Technology, Ottawa, Canada, 1984, Vol. 2, pp. 393-399Investments necessary for the introduction of alcohol fuels may be constrained, even in...
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 1982.
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 1982.
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Transportation in Developing Countries: Greenhouse Gas Scenarios for Chile
Raúl O'Ryan, Daniel Sperling, Tom Turrentine, Mark Delucchii
Chile is a lightly populated country of 15 million that has undergone large economic transformations. Over the past 25 years, the economy has evolved from a slow-growing state-directed economy into a...
John Wright, Daniel Sperling, Susan Shaheen
To reduce transportation emissions and energy consumption, policymakers typically employ one of two approaches – changing technology or changing behavior. These strategies include demand management...
The Target Market for Methanol Fuel
Daniel Sperling, David Hungerford, Winardi Setiawan
A survey of vehicle owners was conducted in New York State and California to explore the potential target market for methanol in the household sector. Data were colleted on revealed and reported...
Testing Electric Vehicle Demand in `Hybrid Households' Using a Reflexive Survey
Daniel Sperling, Kenneth Kurani, Thomas Turrentine
The debate over electric vehicles (EVs) pivots largely on issues of market demand: will consumers purchase a vehicle that provides substantially less driving range, yet can be refueled at home, than...
Myths Regarding Alternative Fuel Vehicle Demand by Light-Duty Vehicle Fleets
Kevin Nesbitt, Daniel Sperling
Public and private vehicle fleets have long been targeted as an ideal initial market for alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs). We examine seven widely accepted hypotheses regarding the potential fleet...
Energy and Environmental Challenges for the Japanese Automotive Industry
The turn of the century is proving to be a period of turmoil and uncertainty for the automotive industry. The industry confronts growing worldwide demands for greater environmental quality, but now...
Global Climate Change, Developing Countries and Transport Sector Options in South Africa
Daniel Sperling, Lorien Redmond, Clifford Naude, Roland Mirrlees, George Dehlen, Jolanda Pretorious, ...
This report was undertaken for the PEW Center on Global Climate Change and deals specifically with the issue of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Transport Sector in South Africa. As a country study...
Transportation in Developing Countries: Greenhouse Gas Scenarios for Delhi, India
Greenhouse gas emissions in developing countries are increasing most rapidly in the transportation sector. Even people with low incomes are meeting their need for mobility, and projected income...
Traffic Emission Pollution Sampling and Analysis on Urban Streets with High-Rising Buildings
Hongchang Zhou, Daniel Sperling
Air pollution at many types of intersections and other roadside "hot spots" is not accurately characterized by state-of-the-practice models. In this study, data were collected on traffic flows,...
Transportation in Developing Countries: Greenhouse Gas Scenarios for Shanghai, China
Hongchang Zhou, Daniel Sperling
The transportation sector is a leading source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide, and one of the most difficult to control. In developing countries, where vehicle ownership rates are...
Government-industry R&D partnerships can play an important role in advancing the public interest. A widely cited example is the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV). It was launched in...
Fleet Purchase Behavior: Decision Processes and Implications for New Vehicle Technologies and Fuels
Kevin Nesbitt, Daniel Sperling
Vehicle fleets are a poorly understood part of the economy. They are important, though, in that they purchase a large share of light-duty vehicles and are often targeted by governments as agents of...
Evaluation of Fuel Cell Auxiliary Power Units for Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks
Harry Dwyer, Daniel Sperling, S. William Gouse, Foy King, Christie-Joy Brodrick, Timothy Lipman, ...
A large number of heavy-duty trucks idle a significant amount. Heavy-duty line-haul engines idle about 20-40% of the time the engine is running, depending on season and operation. Drivers idle...
Evidence of a Shift in the Short-Run Price Elasticity of Gasoline Demand
Jonathan E. Hughes, Christopher R. Knittel, Daniel Sperling
Understanding the sensitivity of gasoline demand to changes in prices and income has important implications for policies related to climate change, optimal taxation and national security, to name...
Rural vehicles in China: appropriate policy for appropriate technology
Sperling, Daniel, Lin, Zhenhong, Hamilton, Peter
Over 3 million Chinese Rural Vehicles (CRVs) were produced in China in 2002, three times that of conventional passenger cars. Yet these smaller, simpler, indigenous vehicles are virtually unknown...
Government-industry R&D partnerships can play an important role in advancing the public interest. A widely cited example is the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV). It was launched in...
Demand for electric vehicles in hybrid households: an exploratory analysis
Kurani, Kenneth S, Turrentine, Tom, Sperling, Daniel
Previous studies of the potential market for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from different research streams have failed to converge on a single, robust estimate. What these previous research...
The target market for methanol fuel
Sperling, Daniel, Setiawan, Winardi, Hungerford, David
A survey of vehicle owners was conducted in New York State and California to explore the potential target market for methanol in the household sector. Data were colleted on revealed and reported...
The origin of California's zero emission vehicle mandate
Collantes, Gustavo, Sperling, Daniel
The California Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) rule, adopted in 1990, is arguably one of the most daring and controversial air quality policies ever adopted. Some consider it a policy failure, while...
Evidence of a Shift in the Short-Run Price Elasticity of Gasoline Demand
Hughes, Jonathan E., Knittel, Christopher R., Sperling, Daniel
Understanding the sensitivity of gasoline demand to changes in prices and income has important implications for policies related to climate change, optimal taxation and national security, to name...
Evidence of a Shift in the Short-Run Price Elasticity of Gasoline Demand
Jonathan E. Hughes, Christopher R. Knittel, Daniel Sperling
Understanding the sensitivity of gasoline demand to changes in prices and income has important implications for policies related to climate change, optimal taxation and national security. The...