Innovative Transportation Systems
Combining world-class talent, facilities, and leadership at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and University of California, Berkeley to deliver foundational scientific research and robust engineering solutions addressing the nation’s mobility system needs.
Learn About Our Research on Battery-Electric Trains
Berkeley Lab study shows how battery-electric trains can deliver cost-savings and resilience to the U.S.
Read the news release: eta.lbl.gov/news/big-batteries-wheels-can-deliver-zero
Recent Publications
Laarabi, Haitam, Zachary Needell, Rashid Waraich, and C Anna Spurlock."Rethinking Pooled Ride-Hailing as Large-Scale Simulations Reveal System Limits."Smart Cities
9.4 (2026). DOI
Aka, Julius, Nadia Panossian, and Haitam Laarabi."Economic Storage Size Optimization for Electric Vehicle Extreme-Fast Charging Stations."
(2025). DOI
Rezaei, Nazanin, Juan Caicedo, Thomas P Wenzel, Annika Todd-Blick, K Sydny Fujita, Cristian Poliziani, Zachary Needell, Carlos Guirado, and C Anna Spurlock."Zooming in on virtual commutes: Telecommuting impacts on mobility and sustainability."Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
143 (2025) 104731. DOI
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