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Fast Charging Infrastructure for Electrifying Road Trips to and from National Parks in the Western United States

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OSTI ID:2386945
This study investigated the fast-charging infrastructure needed by 2030 to enable seamless electrified road trips to and from national parks and monuments in seven western states: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. It also estimated impacts to the electric grid. The research team investigated how on-route charging infrastructure projections change with different parameters or assumptions, as do related charging loads and grid impacts. NREL conducted the study in partnership with utility service provider PacifiCorp and Utah State University as part of the Western Smart Regional EV Adoption and Infrastructure at Scale project.
Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
2386945
Report Number(s):
NREL/PR-5R00-89176; MainId:89955; UUID:62dbc682-f324-4e32-9aef-f21dc148d129; MainAdminId:72956
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English