Our research group looks forward to presenting our five conference papers during the upcoming 2026 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting! Electric Vehicle Charging as a Monthly Budget: Charging Portfolio Preferences Across Working Americans Amin Akbari (PhD student), Katherine E. Asmussen (UT Knoxville), Matthew D. Dean Abstract: We examine electric vehicle (EV) charging location preferences by…Continue Reading STEER Lab Research Group at TRBAM 2026
‘Airbnb for Electric Vehicle Charging’ – How Sharing Private Residential Chargers Could Quickly Expand Charging Access
California’s ambitious climate targets require a growing share of new passenger cars, trucks, and SUVs sold in the state to meet zero-emission vehicle standards, with a sales target of 100% by 2035. A study commissioned by Assembly Bill (AB) 2127 Second Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Assessment examined the infrastructure needs to support targets in 2030…Continue Reading ‘Airbnb for Electric Vehicle Charging’ – How Sharing Private Residential Chargers Could Quickly Expand Charging Access
Charging-as-a-Service (CaaS) is an Innovative Business Models that Could Help with California’s Vehicle Electrification Goals
In pursuit of California’s ambitious climate goals, the state has adopted zero-emission vehicle regulations for all new passenger cars, trucks, and SUVs sold by 2035. The state’s Advanced Clean Trucks rule sets up a cap-and-trade system for manufacturers of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles to sell an increasing percentage of zero-emission or near-zero-emission vehicles beginning in…Continue Reading Charging-as-a-Service (CaaS) is an Innovative Business Models that Could Help with California’s Vehicle Electrification Goals
KJZZ Interview on Peer-to-Peer Charging Apps
Dr. Dean spoke with Mark Brodie, co-host of KJZZ’s The Show, to talk about Buzze, a Phoenix-based start-up that connects EV owners with residential Level 2 chargers with EV drivers in need of a place to plug in. This app is a new form of peer-to-peer sharing that is familiar to many people in the…Continue Reading KJZZ Interview on Peer-to-Peer Charging Apps