Daniel Sperling
Books
Sperling, D. and Deborah Gordon, Two Billion Cars, Oxford University Press, Dec 2008 (forthcoming). Now available through Amazon.com
Sperling, D. and James Cannon, eds, Reducing Climate Impacts in the Transportation Sector, Springer, 2008. Now available through Amazon.com
Sperling, D. and James Cannon, eds, Driving Climate Change: Cutting Carbon from Transportation, Elsevier Press. 2006. Now available through Amazon.com
Sperling, D. and James Cannon, eds, The Hydrogen Energy Transition, Elsevier Press, 2004.
Forman, Richard, D. Sperling, and others, Road Ecology: Science and Solutions, Island Press, Wash, D.C., 2003.
Sperling, D. and K. Kurani, eds, Transportation, Energy, and Environmental Policy: Managing Transitions. National Academy Press, 2003. PDF available here.
Sperling, D. Future Drive: Electric Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation, Island Press, Wash D.C., 1995.
Sperling, D. and Susan Shaheen, eds. Transportation and Energy: Strategies for a Sustainable Transportation System, ACEEE, Washington D.C., 1995.
Sperling, D., ed. Alternative Transportation Fuels:An Energy and Environmental Solution, Greenwood Press Quorum Books, Westport, Connecticut, 1989.
Sperling, D. New Transportation Fuels: A Strategic Approach to Technological Change, University of California Press, Berkeley, California, 1988, reissued 1990 in soft cover.
Kanafani, Adib and D. Sperling. National Transportation Planning, Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands, 1982. Reprinted in Chinese, Peoples Republic of China, 1987.
Member of National Academies committees that authored the following books:
The Fuel Tax and Alternatives for Transportation Funding, TRB Special Report 285, National Academy Press, 2006 (Chair: Rudolph Penner) PDF available here.
The Hydrogen Economy: Opportunities, Costs, Barriers, and R&D Needs, National Academy Press, 2004 (Chair: Mike Ramage) Available from The National Academies Press.
Personal Cars and China, National Academy Press, 2003 (co-chairs: Dale Compton, GUO Kong Hui)
Surface Transportation Environmental Research A Long-Term Strategy, National Academy Press, 2002 (Chair: Elizabeth Deakin)
Toward a Sustainable Transportation Future , National Academy Press, 1997 (Chair: James Ebert)
Fuels to Drive Our Future , National Academy Press, 1990 (Chair: John Longwell)
Principal author of following OECD books:
Electric Vehicles: Technology, Performance, and Potential , 1996 (with Mark Delucchi and H. Hasuike)
Choosing an Alternative Fuel , 1993 (with Mark Delucchi)
Papers, Book Chapters, and Reports
| Publication Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Using Geographic Information Systems to Evaluate Siting and Networks of Hydrogen Stations | 2009 |
| Forecasting vehicle modes of operation needed as input to ''modal'' emissions models | 2009 |
| The Evolution of Sustainable Personal Vehicles | 2009 |
| Greenhouse gas mitigation supply curve for the United States for transport versus other sectors | 2009 |
| Two Billion Cars: Driving toward Sustainability | 2009 |
| Reducing Climate Impacts in the Transportation Sector | 2009 |
| Low Carbon Fuel Standards | 2009 |
| ITS-Davis Biennial Report 2008 | 2009 |
| Comparing air quality impacts of hydrogen and gasoline | 2008 |
| Evidence of a Shift in the Short-Run Price Elasticity of Gasoline Demand | 2008 |
| "Advanced Passenger Transport Technologies" | 2008 |
| The origin of California’s zero emission vehicle mandate | 2008 |
| City carbon budgets: Aligning incentives for climate-friendly communities | 2008 |
| The future of electric two-wheelers and electric vehicles in China | 2008 |
| Assessing Reliability in Energy Supply Systems | 2008 |
| America's Bottom-Up Climate Change Mitigation Policy | 2008 |
| Transportation and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation | 2008 |
| Transportation and its Infrastructure | 2007 |
| A Low-Carbon Fuel Standard for California, Part 2: Policy Analysis | 2007 |
| A Low-Carbon Fuel Standard for California, Part 1: Technical Analysis | 2007 |
| Asilomar Declaration on Climate Policy | 2007 |
| Canada’s Voluntary Agreement on Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions: When the Details Matter | 2007 |
| Beyond ITS and the Transportation Monoculture | 2007 |
| The Bumpy Road to Hydrogen | 2006 |
| Is Yellow the New Green? The Future of Biofuel | 2006 |
| The Hydrogen Infrastructure Transition (HIT) Model and Its Application in Optimizing a 50-year Hydrogen Infrastructure for Urban Beijing | 2006 |
| Optimal Dynamic Strategy of Building a Hydrogen Infrastructure in Beijing | 2005 |
| Hydrogen and Fuel Cells - Refining the Message Initiating a National Dialogue and Educational Agenda | 2005 |
| Rural Vehicles in China: Appropriate Policy for Appropriate Technology | 2005 |
| Heavy-Duty Truck Idling Characteristics: Results from a Nationwide Survey | 2004 |
| The Price of Regulation | 2004 |
| Analysis of Auto Industry and Consumer Response to Regulations and Technological Change, and Customization of Consumer Response Models in Support of AB 1493 Rulemaking: Effect of Emissions Regulation on Vehicle Attributes, Cost, and Price | 2004 |
| An Integrated Hydrogen Vision for California | 2004 |
| Analysis of Auto Industry and Consumer Response to Regulations and Technological Change, and Customization of Consumer Response Models in Support of AB 1493 Rulemaking: Case Study of Light-Duty Diesel Vehicles in Europe | 2004 |
| Analysis of Auto Industry and Consumer Response to Regulations and Technological Change, and Customization of Consumer Response Models in Support of AB 1493 Rulemaking | 2004 |
| The Hope for Hydrogen | 2004 |
| California's Zero-Emission Vehicle Mandate: Linking Clean-Fuel Cars, Carsharing and Station Car Strategies | 2004 |
| Carsharing and Partnership Management: An International Perspective | 2004 |
| Energy and Environmental Impacts of Rural Vehicles in China | 2004 |
| California's Hydrogen Highway: The Case for a Clean Energy Science and Technology Initiative | 2004 |
| Chinese Rural Vehicles: An Explanatory Analysis of Technology, Economics, Industrial Organization, Energy Use, Emissions, and Policy | 2004 |
| Fuel Cell Commercialization Perspectives — Market Concepts, Competing Technologies and Cost Challenges for Automotive and Stationary Applications | 2003 |
| "Cleaner Vehicles," in Handbook of Transport and the Environment | 2003 |
| The Future of Hybrid-Electric ICE Vehicles and Fuels Implications | 2002 |
| The Developing World's Motorization Challenge | 2002 |
| Transportation in Developing Countries: Greenhouse Gas Scenarios for Chile | 2002 |
| Evaluation of Fuel Cell Auxiliary Power Units for Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks | 2002 |
| Transportation in Developing Countries: An Overview of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies | 2002 |
| Updating Automotive Research | 2002 |
| Sustainability, Including Climate Change: Causes and Effects | 2002 |
| Transportation in Developing Countries: Greenhouse Gas Scenarios for South Africa | 2002 |
| Transitioning from PNGV to FreedomCAR | 2002 |
| Markets for Fuel Cell Auxiliary Power Units in Vehicles: A Preliminary Assessment | 2002 |
| Public-Private Technology R&D Partnerships: Lessons from US Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles | 2001 |
| Fleet Purchase Behavior: Decision Processes and Implications for New Vehicle Technologies and Fuels | 2001 |
| Clean Diesel: Overcoming Noxious Fumes | 2001 |
| Transportation, Energy and Environmental Policy: Managing Transitions | 2001 |
| From Import Substitution to WTO Accession: Government Intervention in the Chinese Automotive Market | 2001 |
| Traffic Emission Pollution Sampling and Analysis on Urban Streets with High-Rising Buildings | 2001 |
| Transportation in Developing Countries: Greenhouse Gas Scenarios for Shanghai, China | 2001 |
| Transportation in Developing Countries: Greenhouse Gas Scenarios for Delhi, India | 2001 |
| R&D Partnership for the Next Cars | 2001 |
| "Environment Protection," in Handbook of Transport Systems and Traffic Control | 2001 |
| Global Climate Change, Developing Countries and Transport Sector Options in South Africa | 2000 |
| Hydrogen Production Plants: Emissions and Thermal Efficiency Analysis | 2000 |
| Design and Energy Requirements for Future Marketing Activities of Gaseous Hydrogen Fuel for Fuel Cell Vehicles | 2000 |
| An Electric-Drive Vehicle Strategy for Sweden | 2000 |
| Life-Cycle Emissions of Alternative Fuels for Transportation: Dealing with Uncertainties | 2000 |
| Energy and Environmental Challenges for the Japanese Automotive Industry | 2000 |
| Urea-SCR System Demonstration and Evaluation for Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks: Phase I, Preliminary Emissions Test Results and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | 2000 |
| Forecasting the Costs of Automotive PEM Fuel Cell Systems - Using Bounded Manufacturing Progress Functions | 2000 |
| Carsharing: Niche Market or New Pathway | 1999 |
| Urea-SCR System Demosnstration and Evaluation for Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks | 1999 |
| California's Partial ZEV Credits and LEV II Program | 1999 |
| Identification and Prioritization of Environmentally Beneficial Intelligent Transportation Technologies: Modeling Effort | 1999 |
| New Mobility: Using Technology and Partnerships to Create More Sustainable Transportation | 1999 |
| Carsharing and Partnership Management: An International Perspective | 1999 |
| A Short History of Carsharing in the 90's | 1999 |
| Myths Regarding Alternative Fuel Vehicle Demand by Light-Duty Vehicle Fleets | 1998 |
| Policies for Fostering Sustainable Transportation Technologies | 1998 |
| Partial ZEV Credits: An Analysis of the California Air Resources Board LEV II Proposal to Allow Non-ZEV’s to Earn Credit Toward the 10% ZEV Requirement of 2003 | 1998 |
| Identification and Prioritization of Environmentally Beneficial Intelligent Transportation Technologies: Modeling Effort | 1998 |
| ISTEA Renewal: Environment and Equity | 1997 |
| A New Agenda | 1997 |
| Toward More Efficient Regulation of Vehicles | 1997 |
| Measurement of Modal Activity Under Varying Traffic Conditions on California Freeways: Preliminary Results | 1997 |
| Forecasting Vehicle and Fuel Technologies to 2020 | 1997 |
| Rethinking the Car of the Future | 1996 |
| Forecasting Electric Vehicle Costs with Experience Curves | 1996 |
| Demand for Electric Vehicles by Hybrid Households | 1996 |
| Rethinking PNGV | 1996 |
| Modal Activity Under Varying Traffic Conditions on California Freeways Experimental Design and Data Collection Procedures | 1996 |
| The Marketability of Electric Vehicles: Battery Performance and Consumer Demand for Driving Range | 1996 |
| Transportation Project-Level Carbon Monoxide Protocol | 1996 |
| Intelligent and Environmentally-Sensitive Transportation System: An Alternative Vision | 1995 |
| Household Markets For Neighborhood Electric Vehicles In California | 1995 |
| Bringing Electric Cars to Market | 1995 |
| Myths & Reality of PNGV | 1995 |
| Gearing Up for Electric Cars | 1994 |
| Infrastructure Planning and Development for Neighborhood Electric Vehicles | 1994 |
| Prospects for Neighborhood Electric Vehicles in the USA | 1994 |
| Incentive Policies for Neighborhood Electric Vehicles | 1994 |
| Modeling IVHS Emission Impacts, Volume I: Background Issues and Modeling Capabilities | 1994 |
| Modeling IVHS Emission Impacts, Volume II: Assessment of the CALINE4 Line Source Dispersion Model | 1994 |
| Regulatory Policy Development for Neighborhood Electric Vehicles | 1994 |
| Proceedings of the Neighborhood Electric Vehicle Workshop: A Policy, Technology, and Research Conference | 1994 |
| Electric Vehicle Owners: Tests of Assumptions and Lessons on Future Behavior from 100 Electric Vehicle Owners in California | 1994 |
| Premium Gasoline Overbuying in the U.S.: Consumer-Based Choice Analysis | 1993 |
| Marketable Permits for Mobile Source Emissions | 1993 |
| Emission Control Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative-Fuel Vehicles | 1993 |
| Congestion Pricing and Motor Vehicle Emissions: An Initial Review | 1993 |
| Assessing the Emission Impacts of IVHS in an Uncertain Future | 1993 |
| Emission Impacts, Life-Cycle Cost Changes and Emission Control Cost-Effectiveness of Methanol, Ethanol, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Compressed Natural Gas, and Electricity-Fueled Vehicles | 1993 |
| Light-Duty Vehicle Exhaust Emission Control Cost Estimates Using a Part-Pricing Approach | 1993 |
| A Weighted Disaggregate Approach to Modeling Speed Correction Factors | 1993 |
| IVHS Technologies and Motor Vehicle Emissions | 1993 |
| Emission Impacts of Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems | 1993 |
| Emission Control Costs for Light-Duty Vehicles | 1993 |
| Consumer Demand for Automated Private Travel: Extrapolations from Vanpool User Experiences | 1992 |
| Environmentally Benign Automobiles | 1992 |
| A Transportation Control Measure Taxonomy and Review of Recent TCM Effectiveness Studies | 1992 |
| IVHS/RTI Institutional and Environmental Issues: A Policy Research and Outreach Agenda for United States | 1992 |
| Emission Control Costs for Light-Duty Vehicles | 1992 |
| Household Decision Behavior and Demand for Limited Range Vehicles: Results of PIREG, a Diary Based, Interview Game for Evaluation of the Electric Vehicle Market | 1992 |
| Marketable Credits for Light-Duty Vehicle Emission Control in California | 1992 |
| How Far Can the Electric Vehicle Market Go on 100 Miles (162 Km)? | 1992 |
| Energy Impacts of Using Electric Vehicles in Southern California | 1992 |
| Air Quality Impacts of IVHS: An Initial Review | 1992 |
| Transportation, Information Technology and Public Policy: Institutional and Environmental Issues in IVHS | 1992 |
| Market Potential of Electric and Natural Gas Vehicles | 1992 |
| A Study of Adaptive and Optimizing Behavior for Electric Vehicles Based on Interactive Simulation Games and Revealed Behavior of Electric Vehicle Owners | 1992 |
| The Future of Motor Vehicles In OECD Countries | 1992 |
| A Research Plan Designed to Reduce Uncertainty in the Emission Inventory for Heavy-Duty Diesel-Powered Trucks | 1992 |
| The Market for Electric Vehicles | 1991 |
| Is Premium Gasoline the Target Market for Methanol? | 1991 |
| Uncertainty in the Emission Inventory for Heavy-Duty Diesel-Powered Trucks | 1991 |
| Uncertainty in the Emission Inventory for Heavy-Duty Diesel-Powered Trucks | 1991 |
| The Development of the Alternative Fueled Vehicles Market: Its Impact on Consumer Decision Processes | 1991 |
| Economic Instruments for Vehicle Emission Reductions in California | 1991 |
| Economic Incentives to Introduce Electric and Natural Gas Vehicles and Reduce Mobile Source Emissions | 1991 |
| Marketable Credits for Vehicle Emissions in California | 1991 |
| From Free Riders to Moral Buyers: The Market for "Green" Fuels and Vehicles | 1991 |
| The Future of Alternative Fuels | 1991 |
| Toward Alternative Transportation Fuels and Incentive-Based Regulation of Vehicle Fuels and Emissions | 1991 |
| Toward Alternative Transportation Fuels | 1990 |
| Toward Alternative Transportation Fuels | 1990 |
| A Decision Process Model for Analyzing Consumer Purchases of Alternative-Fueled Vehicles: The Case of CNG Vehicle Conversions in British Columbia | 1989 |
| Air Pollutant Emissions and Electric Vehicles | 1989 |
| Consumer Demand for Alcohol Fuels | 1988 |
| Highway Electrification: An Exploration of Energy Supply Implications | 1987 |
| Alcohol Fuels and the Chicken and Egg Syndrome | 1984 |
| Distribution Dilemmas in the Introduction of Alcohol Fuels | 1982 |
| National Methanol Fuel Systems: A Transportation Fuel Pathway | 1982 |