Analysing the usage and evidencing the importance of fast chargers for the adoption of battery electric vehicles

Neaimeh, Myriam; Salisbury, Shawn D.; Hill, Graeme A.; Blythe, Philip T.; Scoffield, Don R.; Francfort, James E.

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2017.06.033

Title: Analysing the usage and evidencing the importance of fast chargers for the adoption of battery electric vehicles

Journal Article · Tue Jun 27 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Energy Policy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2017.06.033· OSTI ID:1374733

Neaimeh, Myriam ^[1]; Salisbury, Shawn D. ^[2]; Hill, Graeme A. ^[1]; Blythe, Philip T. ^[1]; Scoffield, Don R. ^[2]; Francfort, James E. ^[2]

Newcastle Univ., Newcastle upon Tyne (United Kingdom)
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

An appropriate charging infrastructure is one of the key aspects needed to support the mass adoption of battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and it is suggested that publically available fast chargers could play a key role in this infrastructure. As fast charging is a relatively new technology, very little research is conducted on the topic using real world datasets, and it is of utmost importance to measure actual usage of this technology and provide evidence on its importance to properly inform infrastructure planning. 90,000 fast charge events collected from the first large-scale roll-outs and evaluation projects of fast charging infrastructure in the UK and the US and 12,700 driving days collected from 35 BEVs in the UK were analysed. Using multiple regression analysis, we examined the relationship between daily driving distance and standard and fast charging and demonstrated that fast chargers are more influential. Fast chargers enabled using BEVs on journeys above their single-charge range that would have been impractical using standard chargers. Fast chargers could help overcome perceived and actual range barriers, making BEVs more attractive to future users. At current BEV market share, there is a vital need for policy support to accelerate the development of fast charge networks.

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Research Organization:: Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States); Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne (United Kingdom)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V); Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517; EP/N010612/1; EP/K012398/1

OSTI ID:: 1374733

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1603489

Report Number(s):: INL/JOU-16-39570; PII: S0301421517303877

Journal Information:: Energy Policy, Vol. 108; ISSN 0301-4215

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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