Electrification of Vehicle Miles Traveled and Fuel Consumption within the Household Context: A Case Study from California, USA
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2022

Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), consisting of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), combined with the decarbonization of the electricity sector, can significantly help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector. This study used empirical data from 287 households with at least one plug-in electric vehicle in California between 2016 and 2020. We estimated electric vehicle miles traveled (eVMT), fuel consumption and utility factor at the household level, i.e., taking into consideration all vehicles. We also studied the effect of household-specific factors-such as frequency of overlaps between vehicles, frequency of charging and frequency of long-distance trips-on eVMT, utility factor and fuel consumption within two-car households. Our results indicate that PHEVs with a range of at least 35 miles have the potential to electrify a similar share of total household miles as some short range BEVs, or can reach up to 70% as much electrification as some long range BEVs and, thus, can play an important role in decarbonizing the transport sector.

eVMT

plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs)

utility factor

charging behavior

Författare

Ahmet Mandev

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

Frances Sprei

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

Gil Tal

University of California at Davis

World Electric Vehicle Journal

2032-6653 (ISSN)

Vol. 13 11 213

Drivkrafter

Hållbar utveckling

Styrkeområden

Transport

Ämneskategorier

Transportteknik och logistik

Annan kemiteknik

Farkostteknik

DOI

10.3390/wevj13110213

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2022-12-29