Advanced charging infrastructure for enabling electrified transportation

• Published in: The Electricity journal 2019-05, Vol.32 (4), p.21-26
• Main Authors: Palomino, Alejandro, Parvania, Masood
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Charging infrastructure; Electric vehicles; Electrified highways; Electrified public transportation
• ISSN: 1040-6190; 1873-6874
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tej.2019.03.003

Electric vehicle (EV) proliferation relies on robust charging infrastructure deployment and operational advances that require cooperation among multiple stakeholders invested in supporting growth in EV adoption. While growth in EV adoption is influenced by the availability of charging infrastructure, the decisions necessary to successfully roll out such infrastructure are multi-dimensional and cross individual stakeholder's comfort zone. In this paper, we present experiences and lessons learned of a multi-year multi-institution effort to deploy advanced charging infrastructure for increasing EV adoption in the state of Utah. Three distinct charging infrastructure cases are studied in this paper: residential charging, public charging in electrified highways, and electrified public transportation through electric buses. Each of these charging infrastructure present unique challenges and decision criteria for different stakeholders involved in the process. This paper highlights the role of decision makers in addressing and overcoming the challenges to EV proliferation and provides charging infrastructure utilization data to support such strategies.