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STEPS, Institute of Transportation Studies, Davis

2028 Academic Surge
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616

(530) 752-6548 phone

 

Welcome(backup 3-31-09)

The Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways (STEPS) Program at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis) is a leading contributor to industry, government and public understanding of alternative fuel pathways.  This consortium-based program is supported by state, national and international government agencies, and international energy and automotive companies.  Building on the successful completion of the Hydrogen Pathways Program at ITS-Davis, STEPS develops tools that allow for consistent and transparent comparisons of the four most promising transportation alternatives.  The program’s primary goals are to conduct comparative analysis at the forefront of transportation energy research; inform stakeholders through outreach and publications; and train graduate students to address interdisciplinary transportation energy challenges.

To Learn More - refer to the information in the Quick links section for additional Program information

Feature Publications & Reports: (to view all publications, click here)

  • "Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability." - Dan Sperling and Deborah Gordon. 2009. New York: Oxford University Press. click here

    • UC Davis has a featurette on Dan Sperling's new book: click here

    • ITS-Davis Director Dan Sperling appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. click here

  • "US Military Expenditures to Protect the use of Persian Gulf Oil for Motor Vehicles." - Mark Delucchi, and James Murphy click here

  • “Optimizing U.S. Mitigation Strategies for the Light-duty Transportation Sector: What We Learn from a Bottom-up Model" - Sonia Yeh click here

  • “Detailed Analysis of Urban Station Siting for California Hydrogen Highway Network.” - Michael Nicholas, and Joan Ogden click here

  • "Strategic Assessment of Bioenergy Development in the West" - Nathan Parker, and Bryan Jenkins click here


Research Scope - Our comparative research is organized by energy categories (columns in the image below), and subject areas (rows below). For a detailed description of our research, click here. For the full size STEPS Matrix poster with current projects, click here.  By clicking on the research or fuel title in the figure below, you will be taken to a research discription page.

Areas of Investigation

2008 Sponsors