Electrifying Road Trips to and from National Parks in the Western United States

Conference · Thu Sep 22 04:00:00 EDT 2022

OSTI ID:1889867

Lee, Dong-Yeon (D.-Y.); Moniot, Matt

We evaluate charging infrastructure requirement for electrified long-distance travels to/from national parks in the Western U.S. We conduct a high-resolution spatial and temporal analysis of road trips in the region, accounting for detailed travel volume and pattern, the type of electric vehicles, heterogeneous energy consumption rates depending on driving conditions, charging technology (e.g., power and speed), and charging behavior. The scope includes on-route (or way-point) charging as well as destination charging (in national parks). We estimate the locations and sizes of required charging stations in the entire Western U.S. to enable electrified road trips to/from national parks. We also examine environmental justice and energy equity aspects of projected charging infrastructure (for national parks) in the context of the overall vehicle electrification and charging infrastructure build-out.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1889867
• Report Number(s): NREL/PR-5400-83307; MainId:84080; UUID:c10b21cd-0bc2-47c2-bf8d-29a287707325; MainAdminID:66506
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS,ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
charging infrastructure
electric vehicle
equity
long-distance travel
national parks
road trip
rural electrification
seasonal variation