Bold Leadership To Transform Sustainable Transportation and Mobility Research

Full-Cell Configuration Demonstrates >90% Capacity Utilization for High-Nickel Solid-State Batteries

While working with a practical full-cell configuration, NREL demonstrated >90% capacity utilization using a nickel–manganese–aluminum cathode and silicon (Si) anode for solid-state batteries.

Silicon Models Highlight Strategies To Stabilize Calendar Lifetimes

NREL researchers used Si electrolyte interface models to identify and summarize multiple strategies for addressing Si’s limited calendar lifetime as an anode material.

Selectively Retaining Surface Products on End-of-Life Anodes Can Enhance Remanufacturability and Improve Recycling Prospects

NREL identified a set of promising solvent systems to enable selective solid-electrolyte interface component removal and reduce anode resistance close to that of pristine material.

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High-Power Interoperable Electric Vehicle Charging Experimental Platform Developed To Demonstrate Integration Solutions

NREL made significant progress toward a multiyear goal to design a high-power, interoperable electric vehicle (EV) charging experimental platform to research, develop, and demonstrate various integration approaches and technology solutions.

Characterization and Quantification of High-Power Charging System Profiles Advances Intelligent Integration With the Electric Grid

NREL's collection of 24 EV high-power charge profiles and completion of 16 nominal temperature tests provided critical inputs for characterizing and quantifying high-power charging systems to intelligently integrate them with the electric grid.

Analysis of Combined Public Data Sets and Travel Behaviors Informs Potential Future Charging Demands for Electric Vehicles at Scale

To help identify future charging demands, NREL's EVI-Pro: Electric Vehicle Infrastructure – Projection tool was used to develop 30 million daily travel itineraries from public data sets collected by the EVs@Scale Consortium.

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Exascale Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations Reveal Fuel Property Impacts on Aircraft Engine Combustor Performance

To reveal fuel chemistry and aviation turbine performance, NREL simulated the effects of 100% sustainable aviation fuel on fuel evaporation in two aircraft engine combustors.

Measurement of Thermophysical Properties of Sustainable Aviation Fuels To Support High-Fidelity Simulations

To accelerate the introduction of 100% sustainable aviation fuels, NREL established a first-of-its-kind capability to measure density, bulk modulus, viscosity, surface tension, and pressure enthalpy diagram at challenging, real-world operating conditions.

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Multiple End-Of-Life Options for Bio-Derivable Materials Enables Enhanced Circularity

NREL has invented novel resins used in carbon-fiber-reinforced composites and demonstrated that the fibers can be recycled multiple times, making the material a viable competitor to steel as a structural material in vehicles.

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Clean Cities Outreach Materials Depict Tangible Examples of Real-World Impacts

To celebrate Clean Cities’ 30th anniversary, NREL created engaging outreach materials to provide visual, tangible examples of how coalitions act locally to generate national impact and the real-world benefits to people's lives.

Alternative Fuels Data Center Leads the Charge in Resources for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

On the Alternative Fuels Data Center website, NREL created resources for three fuels—renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, and renewable propane—helping inform decisions about switching to renewable fuels.

Automated Mobility District Design and Analysis Incorporates Full Vehicle Automation and Curb-Front Operations

NREL expanded its automated mobility district research efforts to focus on operating shuttle fleets under full automation as well as curb-front operations enabling efficient passenger pickup and drop-off.

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New Commercial Vehicle Data Portal Aggregates Insights To Address Largest Contributors to Transportation Sector’s Carbon Emissions

To address data and analysis needs on commercial vehicle greenhouse gas emissions, NREL developed a web portal—FleetREDI: Fleet Research, Energy Data, and Insights—for the research community and industry stakeholders.

Seminal Study Quantifies Infrastructure Needs for Convenient, Reliable, and Affordable Electric Vehicle Charging for All Americans

The 2030 National Charging Network study leveraged NREL’s cutting-edge analytical tools and advanced computing capabilities to account for the many ways Americans travel by car: commuting, running errands, and more.

Transportation Forecasting Model Enhancements Improve Scope and Robustness of Forward-Looking Scenarios

NREL conducted preliminary system-level modeling of travel-demand management strategies, confirming the TEMPO: Transportation Energy & Mobility Pathway Options model's ability to represent changing urbanization trends.

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Mobility Energy Productivity Tool Incorporates Level of Traffic Stress To Aid Transportation System Investment Planning for Equitable Non-Motorized Travel

In the MEP: Mobility Energy Productivity tool, NREL incorporated a widely recognized level-of-traffic-stress framework and leveraged open data sources through OpenStreetMap for evaluating non-motorized travel.

New Capabilities for Users and Federated Data Bring Increased Engagement to the Livewire Data Platform

The Livewire Data Platform was enhanced with a federation of data sets from the Federal Highway Administration and an application programming interface, resulting in an increase in site user accounts and traffic.

Machine-Learning Model Enables Traffic State Estimation for Traffic Control Development

For scalable and accurate traffic state estimation, NREL created a model using real-time probe vehicle data with machine learning to estimate lane density upstream signalized corridors.

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