Abstract:
Transportation is at a historic turning point. In the United States alone, vehicles move over 20 billion tons of freight annually and account for more than 3 trillion vehicle miles traveled. This places the annual cost of diesel and gasoline fuel for transportation in the United States at over US$500 billion. Additionally, the sector produces more air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions than any other and contributes to economic volatility and national security concerns through global oil markets. Electrified transportation presents a compelling solution: substantially higher energy efficiency, the potential for zero tailpipe emissions, stable energy prices using local energy resources, and reduced total cost of ownership. Since electric drivetrains use four times less energy to do the same work as an internal combustion engine, they have the potential to save hundreds of billions of dollars annually in the United States through reduced fuel and maintenance costs. The challenge is capturing this fundamental advantage at scale without losing it to today’s underutilized charging infrastructure, expensive and heavy batteries, slow adoption rates, and significant grid upgrades. Each of these areas presents both obstacles and opportunities for systemic innovation.
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https://doi.org/10.1109/MELE.2025.3631374This publication pertains to:
Systems of SystemsPublication Authors:
- Noah Horesh
- Jason Quinn
- David Trinko
- Mario Harper
- Hongjie Wang
- Khurram Afridi
- Patrick Singleton
- Brandon Allen
- Steve Pekarek
- Regan Zane