Life Cycle Assessment

We will conduct a cradle-to-grave comparative life cycle assessment of medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks of different powertrains. Specifically, we will compare battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and hy...

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...

Background: Prognosticators point to an array of benefits from autonomous vehicle (AV) technology, including improved safety, additional convenience, greater accessibility, efficient navigation...

The M-Cubed Diamond Program enables donors, companies, and foundations to invest in research projects that align exactly with their interests. Funders set  the parameters for each project, int...

The goal of this LCA is to compare flexible plastic packaging to other packaging materials. This study is being carried out to explore and validate the balance between packaging type, packaging was...

The energy efficiency of the average clothes washer in the United States improved by 88.4% from 1981 to 2003 (AHAM 2005). Replacement of old vertical-axis washers with new horizontal-axis washers r...