Program Goals

ZEV·NET is a not-for-profit venture that includes a research component with the purpose to:

• Establish, demonstrate, and develop a sustainable shared-use, station-car program model that is applicable to major, California economic regions where rail-link commuting portends a major alternative to single-car freeway commuting.
• Establish a model that optimally serves the commuting public and corporate business sector
• Integrate the station car infrastructure with the emerging distributed energy generation of stationary fuel cells in order to establish a truly zero-emission transportation strategy.
• Establish and utilize a test bed for intelligent transportation system sensors and information technology.
  

Vehicles

The program encompasses a variety of vehicle types including City EV’s, Full-Featured EVs, and Hybrid vehicles. For details on specific program vehicles click here.

Key Technologies

Global Positioning System (GPS)
Real-time monitoring of vehicle performance and status
Smart vehicle access
Wireless networking
Internet accessibility in moving vehicles/trains
Intelligent transportation systems
Data mining
Distributed energy technologies (fuel cells, micro-turbine generators)