Projects

Plastic Recycling in Automobiles

Jan 1, 1991 -

Dec 31, 1993

The Center for Sustainable Systems (CSS) and The Unviersity of Michigan Office for the Study of Automotive Transportation (OSAT) undertook this project to provide an independent examination and ass...

Management of End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) in the US

Mar 30, 2001

This report seeks to provide a “snap-shot” detailing current management of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) in the United States.

The Automobile and Environmental Sustainability: State of the Great Lakes. 1999 Annual Report.

The article considers several key environmental sustainability issues relating to each stage of the automobile life cycle.

An Apples-to-Electrons Comparison of Low-Carbon Transportation Options

Renewable fuels have the potential to provide dramatic reductions in carbon footprint (>70%) quickly without requiring new infrastructure, mineral resource extraction, or carbon-intensive manufactu...

EV-building integration as a decarbonization strategy for a changing grid

We will implement an interactive user-friendly dashboard to create charging strategies and guide EV battery services to reduce cost, reduce the carbon footprint of vehicles and buildings, and incre...

MASTER'S PROJECT: Mapping Electric Vehicle Impacts: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Fuel Costs, and Energy Justice in the United States

The impact of the electric vehicle (EV) transition on household transportation energy burdens (i.e., percentage of income spent on vehicle fuels) in the U.S. is not well known. This study addresses th...