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A review of the evidence and international comparison
 
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2019
Journal Article
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How much charging infrastructure do electric vehicles need? 
A review of the evidence and international comparison

Abstract
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 homecharging 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.
Author(s)
Funke, Simon Á.
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI
Sprei, Frances
Chalmers Univ. of Technology
Gnann, Till orcid-logo
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI
Plötz, Patrick orcid-logo
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI
Zeitschrift
Transportation research. Part D, Transport and environment
DOI
10.1016/j.trd.2019.10.024
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N-565367.pdf (1.33 MB)
Language
English
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  • electric vehicle

  • fast charging

  • public charging

  • international comparison

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