A Pattern Analysis of Daily Electric Vehicle Charging Profiles: Operational Efficiency and Environmental Impacts
Joint Authors
Desai, Ranjit R.
Chen, Roger B.
Armington, William
Source
Journal of Advanced Transportation
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-01-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) are considered one solution to reducing GHG emissions from private transport.
Additionally, PEV adopters often have free access to public charging facilities.
Through a pattern analysis, this study identifies five distinct clusters of daily PEV charging profiles observed at the public charging stations.
Empirically observed patterns indicate a significant amount of operational inefficiency, where 54% of the total parking duration PEVs do not consume electricity, preventing other users from charging.
This study identifies the opportunity cost in terms of GHG emissions savings if gasoline vehicles are replaced with potential PEV adopters.
The time spent in parking without charging by current PEV users can be used by these potential PEV users to charge their PEVs and replace the use of gasoline.
The results suggest that reducing inefficient station use leads to significant reductions in emissions.
Overall, there is significant variability in outcomes depending on the specific cluster membership.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Desai, Ranjit R.& Chen, Roger B.& Armington, William. 2018. A Pattern Analysis of Daily Electric Vehicle Charging Profiles: Operational Efficiency and Environmental Impacts. Journal of Advanced Transportation،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1181584
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Desai, Ranjit R.…[et al.]. A Pattern Analysis of Daily Electric Vehicle Charging Profiles: Operational Efficiency and Environmental Impacts. Journal of Advanced Transportation No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1181584
American Medical Association (AMA)
Desai, Ranjit R.& Chen, Roger B.& Armington, William. A Pattern Analysis of Daily Electric Vehicle Charging Profiles: Operational Efficiency and Environmental Impacts. Journal of Advanced Transportation. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1181584
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1181584