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Journal Articles

1. Brian Tarroja, Kate Forrest, Kotaro Yamada, Ritun Saha and Michael Hyland (2025) “Estimating the electricity system benefits of scaling up E-bike usage in California”, Journal of Cleaner Production, 492, p. 144840. Available at: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.144840. [ITS-Irvine record]

Conference Papers

1. P Hu, B. Tarroja, M. D. Dean, K. Forrest, Eric Hittinger, A Jenn and J.P. Helveston (2025) “Measuring Consumer Willingness to Enroll in Battery Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Programs”, in 104th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Washington, D.C.. [ITS-Irvine record]
2. Pingfan Hu, Brian Tarroja, Matthew Dean, Kate Forrest, Eric Hittinger, Alan Jenn and John Paul Helveston (2024) “Measuring consumer willingness to enroll in battery electric vehicle smart charging programs”, in 2024 IEEE vehicle power and propulsion conference (VPPC), pp. 1–17. Available at: 10.1109/VPPC63154.2024.10755299. [ITS-Irvine record]
3. Kate Forrest, Blake Lane, Brian Tarroja, Michael Mac Kinnon and G. Scott Samuelsen (2022) “Emissions and Air Quality Implications of Enabling OnRoad Vehicles as Flexible Load through Widescale Zero Emission Vehicle Deployment in California”. 101st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. [ITS-Irvine record]
4. Brendan Shaffer, Brian Tarroja and G. Scott Samuelsen (2014) “Advancing toward sustainability goals at the university of california, Irvine”, in Volume 1: Combined energy cycles, CHP, CCHP, and smart grids; concentrating solar power, solar thermochemistry and thermal energy storage; geothermal, ocean, and emerging energy technologies; hydrogen energy technologies; Low/Zero emission power plants and carbon sequestration; photovoltaics; wind energy systems and technologies. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Available at: 10.1115/es2014-6453. [ITS-Irvine record]

Theses and Dissertations

1. BRIAN TARROJA (2014) Advising and optimizing the deployment of sustainability-oriented technologies in the integrated electricity, light-duty transportation, and water supply system. PhD Dissertation. UC Irvine. Available at: https://uci.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CDL_IRV_INST/17uq3m8/alma991002748939704701. [ITS-Irvine record]

Technical Reports

1. Analy Castillo, Brian Tarroja and G. Scott Samuelsen (2019) Life Cycle Assessment of Environmental and Economic Impacts of Deploying Alternative Urban Bus Powertrain Technologies in the South Coast Air Basin. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/81f4361x (Accessed: October 11, 2023). [ITS-Irvine record]

Policy Briefs

1. Ritun Saha, Kotaro Yamada, Brian Tarroja, Michael Hyland and Kate Forrest (2024) Shifting Future Electric Vehicle Trips to e-Bikes Could Help Reduce Electricity Demand at Critical Times in California. Policy Brief. UC ITS. Available at: https://doi.org/10.7922/g22z13wv. [ITS-Irvine record]