Skip to main content

Utility

  • Admissions
  • Exploring Grad School
  • Current Students
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
  • Faculty + Staff
  • Alumni
Give
COVID-19 UPDATES
Report Sexual Misconduct
Home

Main navigation

Search is currently disabled
  • Academics
    • Master of Science
    • Master of Landscape Architecture
    • Doctoral (PhD)
    • Dual-Degree Programs
    • Graduate Certificate Programs
    • Undergraduate Program
    • Courses
  • Research + Impact
    • Sustainability Themes
    • PhD Profiles
    • Student Research
    • The Centers, Institutes + Initiatives
    • Faculty Profiles
    • Labs
  • Admissions
    • Exploring Graduate School
    • Why Michigan?
    • How to Apply
    • Funding
    • Online Games
    • Visit Campus
    • International Students
    • For Admitted Students
    • Admissions FAQs
    • Rackham Graduate School Resources
  • Student Services
    • SEAS Student Center
    • Career Services
    • Financial Aid
    • Academic Advising
    • Student Organizations
    • Student Development
    • Forms, Handbooks + Policies
    • Quick Links
  • News
    • Community Highlights
    • In the Media
    • Stewards Magazine
  • Events
    • Co-Sponsorship Form
    • Submit Event
    • Admissions Webinars
    • Gallery
  • About
    • Who We Are
    • Leadership
    • Demographics
    • Faculty Profiles
    • Administrative Departments + Staff
    • Facilities + Locations
    • Diversity, Equity + Inclusion
    • Art & Environment Gallery
    • Land Acknowledgement
    • History

Utility

  • Admissions
  • Exploring Grad School
  • Current Students
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
  • Faculty + Staff
  • Alumni
Give
COVID-19 UPDATES
Report Sexual Misconduct
search icon Search

Master's Projects

Image
Masters Projects
  • Academics
  • Research + Impact
    • Sustainability Themes
    • PhD Profiles
    • Student Research
      • Master's Capstone Options
      • Master's Projects
      • Master's Thesis
    • The Centers, Institutes + Initiatives
    • Faculty Profiles
    • Labs
  • Admissions
  • Student Services
  • News
  • Events
  • About

Main navigation

  • Academics
  • Research + Impact
    • Sustainability Themes
    • PhD Profiles
    • Student Research
      • Master's Capstone Options
      • Master's Projects
      • Master's Thesis
    • The Centers, Institutes + Initiatives
    • Faculty Profiles
    • Labs
  • Admissions
  • Student Services
  • News
  • Events
  • About

Linehaul Trucking Systems Analysis

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA & Seattle, Washington, USA
Project Description

Amazon WW Sustainability proposed a suite of carbon reduction goals in anticipation of the public release of Amazon’s carbon footprint in the fall of 2019. Shipment Zero was Amazon’s initial public goal to make 50% of all shipments net-zero carbon by 2030. Later, informed by its carbon footprint assessment, Amazon announced its goal to reach net-zero carbon across all of Amazon by 2040. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, trucking is the largest contributor to national freight-related air pollution and its greenhouse gas emissions have increased five times faster than passenger travel emissions since 1990. Carbon reductions can be achieved by reducing the well-to-wheel emissions of vehicle operations, while zero-emissions targets specifically require vehicles with zero tailpipe emissions. This research evaluated the potential of renewable natural gas, hydrogen fuel cell electric, and battery electric vehicles to reduce the carbon footprint of heavy-duty diesel linehaul trucking. Research insight was based on an extensive literature review, the Argonne National Laboratory’s transportation emissions and economic modeling tools, academic and fuel-vendor interviews, and a summer internship on Amazon’s Transportation Sustainability team. Five criteria were determined to influence the fit of alternative powertrains for linehaul trucking: greenhouse gas reduction potential, vehicle availability, vehicle functionality, cost, and scalability. No one technology is a perfect decarbonization solution, and all powertrains require a facilitative market and policy environment. The resultant report makes contingent recommendations for decarbonizing linehaul trucking activities in order to contribute to Shipment Zero and other net-zero carbon goals.

Year
2020
Project Status
Past Project
Client Organization
Amazon
Students Involved

Claire Dodinval, MS (SusSys), MSE (Mechanical Engineering)

SEAS Faculty Advisor
Greg Keoleian
Final Report
Link to Report
Specializations
Sustainable Systems

I'M READY TO APPLYI WANT TO LEARN MORE

seas logo
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability
Dana Building
440 Church Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
(734) 764-6453
Email us
facebook
twitter
instagram
linkedin
youtube
flickr
planet blue global impact logo

Footer

  • Contact us
  • Intranet
  • Contact Web Team

© 2023 The Regents of the University of Michigan | Privacy Policy | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Produced by Michigan Creative