Author Detail

Kenneth S. Kurani (knkurani@ucdavis.edu)

University of California, Davis

Personal Website: http://www.its.ucdavis.edu/people/faculty/kurani/

Publications (149 records):

Title Year Series

If You Build It, Will They Notice? Public Charging Density, Charging Infrastructure Awareness, and Consideration to Purchase an Electric Vehicle

2024 Journal Article

2021 Multi-State Zero Emission Vehicle Market Study Volume 1: A Subset of Zero Emission Vehicle States

2024 Research Report
Consumer Response to Transformative Transportation Innovations: Advancing the Reflexive Participant Approach to Survey Research 2023 Journal Article
Consumer Response to Transformative Transportation Innovations: Advancing the Reflexive Participant Approach to Survey Research 2023 Journal Article
Who Decides Which Trucks to Buy? Implications for Electrifying Freight Fleets 2023 Conference Paper
How Electric Vehicle Drivers Navigate the Real and Virtual Worlds of Vehicle Charging 2023 Conference Paper
Determinants of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Truck Fleet Turnover 2023 Research Report

Social, Technological, and Economic Barriers to Heavy-Duty Truck Electrification

2023 Journal Article
2021 Zero Emission Vehicle Market Study: Volume 2: Intra-California Regions Defined by Air Districts 2022 Research Report
Brief: Electrifying Ridehailing: Characteristics and Experiences of Transportation Network Company Drivers Who Adopted Electric Vehicles Ahead of the Curve 2022 Brief
Brief: Electrifying Ridehailing: Segmenting Transportation Network Company Drivers Based on Their Electric Vehicle Charging Practices 2022 Brief
Brief: Electrifying Ridehailing: Drivers’ Charging Practices and Electric Vehicle Characteristics Predict the Intensity of Electric Vehicle Use 2022 Brief
Brief: Electrifying Ridehailing: A Cross-Sector Research Agenda 2022 Brief
Understanding the Impact of Charging Infrastructure on the Consideration to Purchase an Electric Vehicle in California 2022 Research Report
Brief: More Public Charging Infrastructure Alone Will Not Increase Electric Vehicle Sales 2022 Brief
Brief: User Perceptions of the Risks of Electric, Shared, and Automated Vehicles Remain Largely Unexplored 2021 Brief
Characteristics and Experiences of Ride-Hailing Drivers with Electric Vehicles 2021 Journal Article
Across Early Policy and Market Contexts Women and Men Show Similar Interest in Electric Vehicles 2021 Research Report
Brief: Across Early Policy and Market Contexts, Women and Men Show Similar Interest in Electric Vehicles 2021 Brief
Characteristics and Experiences of Ride-Hailing Drivers with Plug-in Electric Vehicles 2020 Research Report
The Usual Policy Levers Are Not Engaging Consumers in the Transition to Electric Vehicles: A Case of Sacramento, California 2020 Journal Article
"Electric Cars in California: Policy and Behavior Perspectives" chapter in Who’s Driving Electric Cars  2020 Journal Article
Policy Brief: Vehicle Design May Be Critical to Encourage Ride-Pooling in Shared Automated Vehicles 2019 Brief
Policy Brief: The State of Electric Vehicle Markets, 2017: Growth Faces an Attention Gap 2019 Brief
Is It OK to Get in a Car with a Stranger? Risks and Benefits of Ride-pooling in Shared Automated Vehicles 2019 Research Report
User Perceptions of Safety and Security: A Framework for a Transition to Electric-Shared-Automated Vehicles 2019 Research Report
NCST Research Report: Are We Hardwiring Gender Differences into the Market for Plug-in Electric Vehicles? 2018 Research Report
NCST Policy Brief: Gender Imbalance in the Plug-in Electric Vehicle Market Threatens to Slow Future Market Growth 2018 Research Report
Symbolism, Signs, and Accounts of Electric Vehicles in California 2018 Journal Article
State of the Plug-In Electric Vehicle Market: Report II 2018 Research Report
State of the Plug-In Electric Vehicle Market: Report I 2018 Research Report
The Many Reasons Your Mileage May Vary: Toward a Unifying Typology of Eco-Driving Behaviors 2017 Journal Article
The Combined Effects of Driver Attitudes and In-Vehicle Feedback on Fuel Economy 2017 Journal Article
A Typology of In-Vehicle Eco-Driving Feedback 2017 Journal Article
New Car Buyers' Valuation of Zero-Emission Vehicles: California 2016 Research Report
New Car Buyers' Valuation of Zero-Emission Vehicles: Delaware 2016 Research Report
New Car Buyers' Valuation of Zero-Emission Vehicles: Maryland 2016 Research Report
New Car Buyers' Valuation of Zero-Emission Vehicles: Oregon 2016 Research Report
New Car Buyers' Valuation of Zero-Emission Vehicles: Washington 2016 Research Report
New Car Buyers' Valuation of Zero-Emission Vehicles: Massachusetts 2016 Research Report
New Car Buyers' Valuation of Zero-Emission Vehicles: Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) 2016 Research Report
New Car Buyers' Valuation of Zero-Emission Vehicles: New Jersey 2016 Research Report
New Car Buyers' Valuation of Zero-Emission Vehicles: New York 2016 Research Report
Can We Have Sustainable Transportation without Making People Drive Less or Give Up Suburban Living? 2015 Journal Article
NCST White Paper: Actual Results May Vary: A Behavioral Review of Eco-Driving for Policy Makers 2015 Research Report
NCST Policy Brief: "Actual Results May Vary": A Behavioral Review of Eco-Driving Research for Policy Makers 2015 Research Report
What Does Community and Social Media Use Look Like Among Early PEV Drivers? Exploring How Drivers Build an Online Resource Through Community Relations and Social Media Tools 2014 Journal Article
Engendering the Future of Electric Vehicles: Conversations with Men and Women 2014 Journal Article
I Am Not an Environmental Wacko! Getting from Early Plug-in Vehicle Owners to Potential Later Buyers 2014 Working Paper
Drivers Discuss Ecodriving Feedback: Goal Setting, Framing, and Anchoring Motivate New Behaviors 2013 Journal Article
Connecting Plug-In Vehicles with Green Electricity Through Consumer Demand 2013 Journal Article
Variation in Charging of Privately-Held PEVs: Implications for Analysis, Markets, and Policy 2013 Research Report
How to Have Sustainable Transportation without Making People Drive Less or Give Up Suburban Living 2013 Journal Article
Hybrid, Plug-In Hybrid, or Electric - What Do Car Buyers Want? 2013 Journal Article
An Assessment of Electric Vehicles: Technology, Infrastructure Requirements, Greenhouse-Gas Emissions, Petroleum Use, Material Use, Lifetime Cost, Consumer Acceptance and Policy Initiatives 2013 Journal Article
Do You Mind if I Plug-in My Car? How Etiquette Shapes PEV Drivers’ Vehicle Charging Behavior 2013 Journal Article
Moving from Assumption to Observation: Implications for Energy and Emissions Impacts of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles 2013 Journal Article
Community and Social Media Use Among Early PEV Drivers 2013 Research Report
Potential Consumer Response to Electricity Demand Response Mechanisms: Early Plug-in Electric Vehicle Drivers in San Diego, California 2013 Research Report
Ecodrive I-80: A Large Sample Fuel Economy Feedback Field Test 2013 Research Report
Preliminary Results from a Field Experiment of Three Fuel Economy Feedback Designs 2012 Working Paper
Cognitive Mechanisms of Behavior Change in the Case of In-Vehicle Fuel Economy Feedback 2012 Working Paper
Goal Setting, Framing, and Anchoring Responses to Ecodriving Feedback 2012 Working Paper
Social Influence, Consumer Behavior, and Low-Carbon Energy Transitions 2012 Journal Article
Developing Sustainability-Oriented Values: Insights from Households in a Trial of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles 2012 Journal Article
Who Can Recharge a Plug-In Electric Vehicle at Home? 2012 Journal Article
Interpersonal Influence within Car Buyers' Social Networks: Applying Five Perspectives to Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle Drivers 2012 Journal Article
Do You Mind If I Plug-in My Car? How Etiquette Shapes PEV Drivers' Vehicle Charging Behavior 2012 Research Report
Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle GHG Impacts in California: Integrating Consumer-Informed Recharge Profiles with an Electricity-Dispatch Model 2011 Journal Article
Interpersonal Influence in the Early Plug-In Hybrid Market: Observing Social Interactions with an Exploratory Multi-Method Approach 2011 Journal Article
Households' Stories of Their Encounters with a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle 2011 Journal Article
Field Test of Energy Information Feedback: Driver Responses and Behavioral Theory 2011 Journal Article
"The Plug-in Electric Vehicle Pathway" chapter 2 in Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways: A Research Summary for Decision Makers 2011 Journal Article
Are Batteries Ready for Plug-in Hybrid Buyers? 2010 Journal Article
Anticipating Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle Energy Impacts in California: Constructing Consumer-Informed Recharge Profiles 2010 Journal Article
Reflexive Layers of Influence (RLI): A Model of Social Influence, Vehicle Purchase Behavior, and Pro-Societal Values 2010 Working Paper
"Batteries for PHEVs: Comparing Goals and the State of Technology", chapter 16 in Electric and Hybrid Vehicles: Power Sources, Models, Sustainability, Infrastructure and the Market 2010 Journal Article
Households' Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Recharging Behavior: Observed Variation in Households' Use of a 5kWh Blended PHEV-Conversion 2010 Working Paper
Interpersonal Influence and Pro-Societal Consumption: A Review of Diffusion, Conformity, Dissemination, Translation and Reflexivity 2010 Working Paper
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Demonstration and Consumer Education, Outreach, and Market Research Program: Volumes I and II 2010 Research Report
Motorization in China: Case Study of Shanghai 2010 Journal Article
Recharging Behavior of Households' Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles 2010 Journal Article
An Overview of Automotive Home and Neighborhood Refueling 2009 Research Report
Learning from Consumers: Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Demonstration and Consumer Education, Outreach, and Market Research Program 2009 Research Report
Symbolism in California’s Early Market for Hybrid Electric Vehicles 2008 Journal Article
Fuel Economy: What Drives Consumer Choice? 2008 Journal Article
Batteries for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs): Goals and the State of Technology circa 2008 2008 Research Report
The Early U.S. Market for PHEVs: Anticipating Consumer Awareness, Recharge Potential, Design Priorities and Energy Impacts 2008 Research Report
Driving Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Reports from U.S. Drivers of HEVs converted to PHEVs, circa 2006-07 2008 Research Report
Symbolism in Early Markets for Hybrid Electric Vehicles 2007 Research Report
Car buyers and fuel economy? 2007 Journal Article
Commercializing Light-duty Plug-in/Plug-out Hydrogen-fuel-cell Vehicles: “Mobile Electricity” Technologies and Opportunities 2007 Journal Article
Symbolism and the Adoption of Fuel-Cell Vehicles 2007 Journal Article
A Primer on Automobile Semiotics 2006 Research Report
Estimating the Early Household Market for Light-Duty Hydrogen-Fuel-Cell Vehicles and other "Mobile Energy" Innovations in California: A Constraints Analysis 2006 Journal Article
Quantifying the Benefits of Hybrid Vehicles 2006 Research Report
Effects of Vehicle Image in Gasoline-Hybrid Electric Vehicles 2005 Research Report
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells - Refining the Message Initiating a National Dialogue and Educational Agenda 2005 Presentation Series
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 Research Report
Analysis of Consumer Response to Automobile Regulation and Technological Change in Support of California Climate Change Rulemaking 2004 Research Report
Automobile Buyer Decisions about Fuel Economy and Fuel Efficiency 2004 Research Report
The Price of Regulation 2004 Journal Article
Prospecting the Future For Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Markets 2003 Research Report
Marketing Clean and Efficient Vehicles: A Review of Social Marketing and Social Science Approaches 2002 Research Report
Household Adaptations to New Personal Transport Options: Constraints and Opportunities in Household Activity Spaces 2002 Journal Article
How We Can Have Safe, Clean, Convenient, Affordable, Pleasant Transportation without Making People Drive Less or Give Up Suburban Living 2002 Research Report
Transportation, Energy, and Environmental Policy: Managing Transitions 2001 Journal Article
Marketing Clean and Efficient Vehicles: Workshop Proceedings 2001 Research Report

A Study of Visitor Bicycle Use in Yosemite Valley

2000 Research Report
Employee Travel in Yosemite National Park 2000 Research Report
Study of the Secondary Benefits of the ZEV Mandate 2000 Research Report
Progress in Electric Vehicle Technology and Electric Vehicles from 1990 to 2000: The Role of California's Zero Emission Vehicle Production Requirement 2000 Research Report
Yosemite Area Traveler Information System Changeable Message Sign and Highway Advisory Radio July 1998 Field Test Report 1999 Research Report
Evaluation of the TransCal Field Operational Test: An Advanced Traveler Information System in California and Nevada 1998 Research Report
Adapting Interactive Stated Response Techniques to a Self-Completion Survey 1998 Journal Article
Potential of ITS Services and Technologies to Enhance Mobility of Elderly and Disabled Travelers: Initial Survey Results from Sacramento Area 1997 Research Report
Yosemite Area Traveler Information (YATI) System User, Institutional and System Performance Evaluations for the July 1996 to June 1997 Field Operational Test 1997 Research Report
ITS Information and Services to Enhance the Mobility of Disabled Travelers 1997 Research Report
Further Implementation of a Rural ATIS: Observations on the Continued Deployment of YATI 1997 Presentation Series
Post-Implementation Evaluation Plan For The Yosemite Area Traveler Information (YATI) System 1996 Research Report
Testing Electric Vehicle Demand in 'Hybrid Households' using a Reflexive Survey 1996 Journal Article
Demand for Electric Vehicles by Hybrid Households 1996 Presentation Series
The Marketability of Electric Vehicles: Battery Performance and Consumer Demand for Driving Range 1996 Presentation Series
Recent Developments in the Prospects for Modeling Household Activity Schedules 1996 Research Report
Innovative Transportation Systems and Services for the Elderly and the Disabled: A Prototype Experiment 1996 Research Report
The Household Market for Electric Vehicles: Testing the Hybrid Household Hypothesis – A Reflexively Designed Survey of New-car-buying, Multi-vehicle California Households 1995 Research Report
Household Markets For Neighborhood Electric Vehicles In California 1995 Research Report
Prospects for Neighborhood Electric Vehicles in the USA 1994 Presentation Series
Incentive Policies for Neighborhood Electric Vehicles 1994 Research Report
Regulatory Policy Development for Neighborhood Electric Vehicles 1994 Research Report
Infrastructure Planning and Development for Neighborhood Electric Vehicles 1994 Research Report
Proceedings of the Neighborhood Electric Vehicle Workshop: A Policy, Technology, and Research Conference 1994 Research Report
Electric Vehicle Owners: Tests of Assumptions and Lessons on Future Behavior from 100 Electric Vehicle Owners in California 1994 Research Report
Demand for Electric Vehicles in Hybrid Households: An Exploratory Analysis 1994 Journal Article
Segmentation and Size of the Market for Battery Powered and Hybrid Electric Vehicles in California: A Diary Based Survey of New Car Buyers in California 1994 Presentation Series
Regulatory Impediments to Neighborhood Electric Vehicles: Safety Standards and Zero-Emission Vehicle Rules 1994 Journal Article
Roadway Infrastructure for Low Speed, Mini-Vehicles: Processes and Design Concepts 1994 Journal Article
Evaluation of Hypothetical Early Market Segments' Response to Electric Vehicles: Results of Test Drive Clinics and Focus Groups 1993 Research Report
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 Presentation Series
Home Recharging and Household Electric Vehicle Market: A Near-Term Constraints Analysis 1992 Journal Article
A Study of Adaptive and Optimizing Behavior for Electric Vehicles Based on Interactive Simulation Games and Revealed Behavior of Electric Vehicle Owners 1992 Presentation Series
Consumer Demand for Automated Private Travel: Extrapolations from Vanpool User Experiences 1992 Research Report
Home Recharging and the Household Electric Vehicle Market: A Near-Term Constraints Analysis 1992 Research Report
Application of a Behavioral Market Segmentation Theory to New Transportation Fuels in New Zealand 1992 Research Report
Market Potential of Electric and Natural Gas Vehicles 1992 Research Report
New Transportation Fuels in New Zealand: Innovation, Social Choice and Utility 1991 Research Report
Consumer Demand for Methanol 1990 Journal Article
Rise and Fall of Diesel Cars: A Consumer Choice Analysis 1988 Journal Article
Refueling and the Vehicle Purchase Decision: The Diesel Car Case 1987 Journal Article