Deepak Rajagopal

Deepak Rajagopal

Energy/Environmental Policy Faculty Scientist/Engineer
(310) 948-7171
www.ioes.ucla.edu/person/deepak-rajagopal/
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Bio

Deepak Rajagopal is an assistant professor at UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, working on Lifecycle assessment, Energy Economics and Policy, Agricultural Economics and Policy, Climate Policy and teaching courses on the environment and sustainability. 

Education

  • Ph.D., Energy and Resources, University of California, Berkeley
  • M.S., Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
  • B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India

Publications

2022

Freight Trucks in India are Primed for Electrification

Authors: Abhyankar, Nikit; Narayan Gopinathan; Aditya Khandekar; Nihan Karali; Amol A. Phadke, and Deepak Rajagopal.
10/2022

Pathways for Electrification of South Asia’s Transportation Sector

Authors: Deorah, Shruti M.; Aditya Khandekar; Deepak Rajagopal, and Nikit Abhyankar.
03/2022

2021

Economic, environmental and grid-resilience benefits of converting diesel trains to battery-electric

Authors: Popovich, Natalie; Deepak Rajagopal; Elif Tasar, and Amol A. Phadke.
11/2021

2035 The Report: Plummeting Costs and Dramatic Improvements In Batteries Can Accelerate Our Clean Transportation Future

Authors: Phadke, Amol A.; Nikit Abhyankar; Jessica Kersey; Taylor McNair; Umed Paliwal; David Wooley; Olivia Ashmoore; Robbie Orvis; Michael O’Boyle; Ric O’Connell; Utkarsha Agwan; Priyanka Mohanty; Priya Sreedharan, and Deepak Rajagopal.
04/2021

Why Regional and Long-Haul Trucks are Primed for Electrification Now

Authors: Phadke, Amol A.; Aditya Khandekar; Nikit Abhyankar; David Wooley, and Deepak Rajagopal.
03/2021

2019

Prioritizing electric miles over electric vehicles will deliver greater benefits at lower cost

Authors: Rajagopal, Deepak, and Amol A. Phadke.
09/2019

Electrifying urban ridesourcing fleets at no added cost through efficient use of charging infrastructure

Authors: Bauer, Gordon S.; Amol A. Phadke; Jeffery B. Greenblatt, and Deepak Rajagopal.
08/2019

Prioritizing electric miles over electric vehicles will deliver greater benefits at lower cost

Authors: Rajagopal, Deepak, and Amol A. Phadke.
01/2019

Reforming electricity rates to enable economically competitive electric trucking

Authors: Phadke, Amol A.; Margaret McCall, and Deepak Rajagopal.
01/2019

Electrifying urban ridesourcing fleets at no added cost through efficient use of charging infrastructure

Authors: Bauer, Gordon S.; Amol A. Phadke; Jeffery B. Greenblatt, and Deepak Rajagopal.
01/2019

2018

The Case for All New City Buses in India to be Electric

Authors: Khandekar, Aditya; Deepak Rajagopal; Nikit Abhyankar; Shruti M. Deorah, and Amol A. Phadke.
12/2018

Working Paper 001: The case for policies to target electric vehicle miles

Authors: Rajagopal, Deepak, and Amol A. Phadke.