Argonne National Laboratory, Advanced Mobility Technology Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory’s Advanced Mobility Technology Laboratory (AMTL) provides state-of-the-art tools for hybrid and electric vehicle research. The AMTL enables engineers to conduct vehicle technology assessment and research activities that provide data critical to the development and commercialization of next-generation vehicles.
Carnegie Mellon University, Vehicle Electrification Group
The Vehicle Electrification Group at Carnegie Mellon University was founded by Professor Jeremy Michalek and Professor Jay Whitacre in 2009 to study systems-level issues of hybrid and plug-in vehicles. Research areas include: technology, life-cycle, consumer behavior, and public policy.
Clemson University and ATLIS Motor Vehicles, Inc. partnership
ATLIS Motor Vehicles, Inc. and Clemson University have partnered to advance development of electric-vehicle batteries that charge faster, last longer and can be scaled to fit a variety of vehicle classes.
Colorado State University, Utah State University, Purdue University, and AECOM partnership
This partnership was awarded $500,000 from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). They received the support under the IDEAS program – Innovative Development in Energy-Related Applied Science. The diverse team of researchers and private businesses will evaluate how best to roll out in-motion charging technology for electric vehicles, and look at the benefits from both a cost and environmental standpoint. They will use lower Los Angeles County as a test bed.
Electric Power Research Institute (California)
EPRI’s electric transportation research focuses on vehicle and infrastructure technologies that are at the forefront of automotive industry development efforts. EPRI facilitates collaboration between the automotive and utility industries for the development of standards, vehicle demonstration programs and advanced charging technologies.
Electric Vehicle Institute
Established in 2010, the Electric Vehicle Institute (EVI) is a highly-focused electric vehicle (EV) and EV supply equipment (EVSE) company based in Baltimore, Maryland. EVI offers practical, comprehensive engineering and business solutions to organizations in the US and overseas in their implementation of EV infrastructure and initiatives entities by providing a range of cutting edge products, services and solutions in the constantly evolving world of EVs. EVI prides itself on its track record of success and unique team of personnel with over 100 years of EV and project management experience to confidently provide exceptional service to implement an EV infrastructure, programs and initiative to promote electric drive and mass adoption of EVs locally and around the world.
Georgia Institute of Technology, Strategic Energy Institute
Founded in 2004, the Strategic Energy Institute serves as system integrator for the more than 1000 campus researchers working across the entire energy value chain. We are deeply engaged in building community, developing resources, and projecting thought leadership, all with the aim of marshaling the full resources of Georgia Tech around tackling the tough energy and environmental problems society faces.
Kettering University GM Mobility Research Center
The Kettering University GM Mobility Research Center, an autonomous vehicle testing track, is the only one of its kind on a college campus in the country. The outdoor lab space and proving ground enhances faculty, student, and industry research and development of autonomous vehicles, vehicle safety standards, hybrid, and electric vehicle technologies, among other uses. The track features an S-curve, elevation, surface changes, and straightaways and is available for year-round, 24-hour testing.
Michigan Tech University Hybrid Electric Vehicle Mobile Lab
The Michigan Tech Mobile Lab partners with government, industry, and nonprofit organizations to deliver HEV education, outreach, and research across the nation.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Transportation & Mobility Research
NREL is developing and evaluating fully integrated systems that connect electric vehicles (EVs), transportation infrastructure, power grids, buildings, and renewable energy sources. In tandem, researchers are examining opportunities and impacts associated with a full range of charging technologies—from home-based Level 1 charging to extreme fast charging.
National Science Foundation, Center for Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems
The Center for Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems (EV-STS) conducts and disseminates applied research on technologies, methodologies, and tools that facilitate the design, manufacture, deployment, and operation of energy efficient, environmentally sustainable ground vehicles. Its mission is to dramatically improve the energy efficiency and environmental sustainability of ground vehicles through collaborative research among corporate, utility, government, and academic stakeholders in the automotive and ground transportation industries.
Pennsylvania State University Larson Transportation Institute, Battery Application Technology Testing and Energy Research Laboratory
Larson Transportation Institute, Battery Application Technology Testing and Energy Research Laboratory (BATTERY): works to develop and test advanced chemistry batteries at the application level including full electric vehicle energy storage and management systems. The laboratory supports the efforts and initiatives of vehicle manufacturers and researchers in both government and industry.
Pennsylvania State University Battery and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Center
The Pennsylvania State Batter and Energy Storage Technology Center was formed in 2011 to bring together the campus-wide expertise in energy storage, foster collaboration, and provide a focal point for research and education activities.
Rocky Mountain Institute, EV-Grid Research
We are working with utilities, policymakers, and businesses to make electric vehicle (EV) charging effective and scalable, focusing on personal vehicles and fleets.
Southern Company, Electric Transportation Research
Southern Company is actively involved in research and development in both on-road and non-road electric transportation. We work with national organizations such as the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), vehicle manufacturers, other utilities, and charging companies to produce the next generation of electric vehicles. We are testing Smart Charging strategies to maximize the number of vehicles that can be charged with our current energy capacities. We are also working with university labs to test new technologies that may maximize range from battery packs and wireless charging equipment that can charge vehicles with no cord and, one day, potentially charge your EV while you drive.
The Ohio State University, Center for Automotive Research, Electrification Research
The Ohio State University, Center for Automotive Research, Electrification Research (CAR) specializes in the following areas related to electrification: (1) Energy storage, (2) Hybrid and electric powertrain, (3) EV charging and grid integration; (4) Electric machine design
University of California, Berkeley, Transportation Sustainability Research Center
Shared mobility research focuses on understanding and developing new business models and services that integrate advanced technologies, including electronic and wireless communication systems and alternative fuels, to develop new transportation choices and services. TSRC’s research in this area includes, among other topics, carsharing, bikesharing, ridesharing, ridesourcing/TNCs, vanpooling, and courier-network services.
University of California – Davis, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Signal Processing and Communications
Developing novel signal processing algorithms, communication architecture, and error correcting codes, exploring their applications in data transmission and storage systems.
University of California – Davis, Plug-In Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Research Center
The Plug-in Hybrid & Electric Vehicle (PH&EV) Research Center launched in early 2007, with the support of the California Energy Commission’s allocation of Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) funds for transportation research. The Center collaborates closely with California utilities, automakers, regulators, and other research institutions such as the Electric Power Research Institute and Argonne National Lab on research aimed at developing a sustainable market for plug-in vehicles.
University of California – Davis, Policy Institute for Energy, Environment, and the Economy, Sustainable Transportation Focus Area
The Policy Institute leverages this expertise to support decision making on key transportation topics such as vehicle standards and mandates, fuel standards, urban planning, and preparing for the coming “3 Revolutions” of shared, automated, and electric transport.
University of California – Davis, Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways (STEPS)
STEPS Program at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis) is a four-year multidisciplinary research consortium that brings together the world’s leading auto and truck OEMs, energy firms, new mobility companies, foundations and government agencies to understand sustainable vehicle and energy solutions.
University of California – Irvine, Advanced Power and Energy Program
The Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP) at the University of California, Irvine addresses the development and deployment of efficient, environmentally sensitive, sustainable power generation and energy conversion worldwide. At the heart of this endeavor is the creation of new knowledge brought about through fundamental and applied research, and the sharing of this knowledge through education and outreach. Industry is actively engaged and vital to this effort.
University of California – Irvine, HORIBA Institute for Mobility and Connectivity
A joint initiative of HORIBA and the Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP) at the University of California-Irvine (UCI) that will provide an advanced research and educational platform to address the critical grand challenges at the nexus of energy and the environment, including the development of vehicles, fuel supply chains, and mobility systems with zero-emission of greenhouse gases, short-lived climate pollutants, and criteria pollutants
University of California – Irvine, The National Fuel Cell Research Center
The National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC) is one of the components of the Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP) at the University of California, Irvine. Dedicated in 1998 by the U.S. Department of Energy and the California Energy Commission, the goals of the NFCRC are to: (1) facilitate and accelerate the development and deployment of fuel cell technology and systems, (2) Promote strategic alliances to address the market challenges associated with the installation and integration of fuel cell systems, (3) Educate and develop resources for the various stakeholders in the fuel cell community.
UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
In collaboration with regional and local entities, the Luskin Center for Innovation (LCI) has conducted much of the analysis that has and continues to inform PEV planning in Southern California and beyond. This work falls into the following three categories: (1) Regional and local PEV planning; (2) PEV Charging for Residents of Multi-Unit Dwellings; (3) PEV Charging at Workplaces.
UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center
The UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center (or SMERC) performs research, creates innovations, and, demonstrates advanced wireless/communications, Internet and sense-and-control technologies to enable the development of the next generation of the electric utility grid – The Smart Grid. SMERC also provides thought leadership via partnerships between utilities, government, policy makers, technology providers, electric vehicle and electric appliance manufacturers, Department of Energy research labs and universities, so as to collectively work on envisioning, planning, and executing the smart grid of the future.
University of California Santa Barbara, Institute for Energy Efficiency
The Institute for Energy Efficiency (IEE) is an interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to cutting-edge science and technologies that support an energy-efficient and sustainable future. The Institute’s energy efficiency research focuses on critical energy issues in three broad interdisciplinary themes; Smart Societal Infrastructure, Energy Efficient Computing and Communications, and the Food-Energy-Water Nexus.
University of Delaware, The Grid-Integrated Vehicle with Vehicle to Grid (V2G) Technology Research
The flow of power in and out of an electric-drive vehicle can be valuable to the electric grid, but only if it is provided precisely when needed. The University of Delaware has developed a set of interacting technologies, policies, and market strategies to achieve this value, while meeting driving requirements of vehicle owners.
The University of Memphis, Electric Transportation Infrastructure Innovation Research Center
The Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Innovation Research Cluster at the FedEx Institute of Technology is a University of Memphis interdisciplinary group focusing on research that addresses readiness of infrastructure to support the rising demand for electric vehicles.
University of Michigan – Dearborn, Center for Electric Drive Transportation
The center will provide an effective environment for the training of automotive engineers who are readily capable of applying advanced technologies in the workplace for the design, development and marketing of energy efficient vehicles for daily transportation. Specifically, the concentration in Electric Drive Transportation in M.S. and Ph.D program in Automotive Systems Engineering will be established in the Center.
The University of Rhode Island, Sustainability Innovative Solutions Lab, Electric Vehicles Research
The SIS Lab Electric Vehicle User Charging Behavior Research Group seeks to support equitable and ubiquitous access to the electric vehicle supply equipment infrastructure. Our studies aim to explore and understand human behavior associated with existing EV infrastructure. Through applying specific data processing methods, advanced algorithms, and models, user patterns can be identified. Data-driven charging patterns can best represent the system’s efficiency and efficacy while providing knowledge to minimize the EV adoption threshold. Our work supports communities and various stakeholders through a user-centric and equitable design of charging infrastructure that facilitates the transition to a low-carbon, sustainable transportation system.
University of Southern California, Microgrid
A project co-led by FMS’ Energy Services at USC involves testing a small scale version of a Smart Grid. The ‘microgrid’ at USC utilizes more than 50,000 sensors spread throughout the campuses to monitor electrical use and equipment status in near real time. That information contributes largely to managing the energy footprint the university has on the city, and ultimately helps inform strategies used in energy conservation on and off campus.
University of Tennessee Chattanooga, The Center for Energy, Transportation and the Environment
University of Tennessee Chattanooga, The Center for Energy, Transportation and the Environment (CETE) is a program of applied research at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to develop and deploy technologies that utilize clean and secure sources of energy. Current research themes include alternative fuels, electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles, and hydrogen vehicles.
Utah State University Power Electronics Lab, EV & Roadway Research Facility and Test Track
The Electric Vehicle & Roadway (EVR) Research Facility and Test Track is a state-of-the-art facility at the forefront of wirelessly charged electric vehicle and roadway technologies. The EVR is ideal for design and control of power electronics: efficient machines, inverters, extending battery life, and energy management are among core objectives. Current projects involve the development of a reconfigurable hybrid Micro-grid for AC and DC systems, with a 20kW solar array (expanding to 120kW). The design and functionality of the EVR enables SELECT to pursue commercial partnerships and research associations that collaboratively advance sustainably electrified transportation.