The Transportation Sustainability Research Center was formed in 2006 to combine the research forces of six campus groups at UC Berkeley. It is housed at the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Berkeley.
Acting Co-Directors: Tim Lipman and Susan Shaheen
Business Manager: Kim Strasburg (510) 665-3461
Media Inquiries: Phyllis Orrick (510) 643-2591
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Headlines about the First Annual Plug-In Electric Vehicle Conference, July 22-24 in San Jose:
Plug-in hybrids generate buzz in San Jose: Once known only to a small group of devotees, the ultra-high-mileage cars have generated enough buzz to draw about 650 people to a plug-in conference in San Jose Tuesday.
Conference panelists see car battery breakthrough: The lithium-ion battery, already a fixture in personal electronic devices, soon will become the answer to high oil prices and environmental concerns as it bulks up to power rechargeable electric vehicles, government, university and industry panelists predicted Monday.
Utilities say grid can handle rechargeable cars: Which draws more juice from the electric grid, a big-screen plasma television or recharging a plug-in hybrid car?
GM, utilities join to study electric car impact: General Motors Corp. has joined with more than 30 utility companies across the U.S. to help work out electricity issues that will crop up when it rolls out new electric vehicles in a little more than two years.
Nissan Says Electric Cars Will Be Quickly Profitable: The electric cars that Nissan Motor plans to start selling by 2010 will have varying capabilities depending on a given country’s driving patterns, but all will be priced competitively and will generate profits, company executives said Tuesday.
Plug In, Drive On: The Promise of Next-Gen Hybrids (NPR)
The Transportation Sustainability Research Center Mourns Director Alex Farrell
Professor Alex Farrell was an inspirational leader, researcher, and teacher. We feel privileged to have worked so closely with him in launching the TSRC.
TSRC staff and students are deeply saddened by Alex's sudden death. The loss of his vision, energy, and enthusiasm is profound. In moving forward at TSRC, we are dedicated to continuing our focus upon sustainable transportation research and education, building upon the solid foundation that Alex provided.
Tim Lipman, Acting Co-Director
Susan Shaheen, Acting Co-DirectorIn lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions in Farrell's memory be made to the Alex Farrell Memorial Scholarship Fund, Energy and Resources Group, 310 Barrows Hall, #3050, Berkeley, CA 94720-3050. Please make checks out to "Regents of the University of California."