How much charging infrastructure do electric vehicles need? A review of the evidence and international comparison
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2019

Plug-In electric vehicles (PEV) are in an early market phase in almost all markets. Still, the lack of public charging infrastructure is a barrier to PEV adoption. The assessment of future charging infrastructure needs is often based on key figures, mainly the ratio of PEV to public charging points. However, countries differ regarding their framework conditions, e.g. the availability of home charging, and the question of how much public charging infrastructure is needed cannot be answered equally for all countries. Yet, studies analyzing the framework conditions for the medium- to long-term demand for charging infrastructure are rare. Here, we review the existing literature and summarize the evidence for the importance of framework conditions on charging infrastructure needs. Furthermore, we illustrate the literature evidence by comparing the framework conditions for charging infrastructure in different countries based on a comprehensive dataset of framework parameters. We find public charging infrastructure as alternative to home charging is only needed in some densely populated areas. However, framework conditions vary largely among countries. Accordingly, findings from literature for specific countries can only be transferred to other countries to a limited extent.

Public charging

Electric vehicles

International comparison

Fast charging

Författare

Simon Funke

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Frances Sprei

Chalmers, Rymd-, geo- och miljövetenskap, Fysisk resursteori

T. Gnann

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Patrick Plötz

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

1361-9209 (ISSN)

Vol. 77 224-242

Ämneskategorier (SSIF 2011)

Transportteknik och logistik

Ekonomisk geografi

Studier av offentlig förvaltning

DOI

10.1016/j.trd.2019.10.024

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