A Case Study to Identify the Hindrances to Widespread Adoption of Electric Vehicles in Qatar

Khandakar, Amith; Rizqullah, Annaufal; Berbar, Anas; Ahmed, Mohammad Rafi; Iqbal, Atif; Chowdhury, Muhammad E. H.; Zaman, Saminaz

doi:10.3390/en13153994

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“…Research in [41], [42], [43], [44], [45], [46], [47], [48], and [49] found that the daily driving rage of countries like India, America, Finland, Denmark, and Norway were below 50 km. These shows that the current EV technology is well capable to fulfill users daily driving range requirement.…”

Section: A Driving Rangementioning

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Social Acceptance and Preference of EV Users—A Review

Ramachandaramurthy

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Kasinathan³

et al. 2023

IEEE Access

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Electric vehicles (EVs) are drawing increasing attention, given the volatile fuel prices and impending reduction in fuel supplies. EVs are also preferred in the automotive industry as they reduce the environmental impact and fuel consumption while achieving a higher efficiency when compared to internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs). Although most of energy and environmental policies worldwide have set targets with the goal to shift from classic fossil fuel driven vehicles to electrified transport, the share of EVs is still rather low. The complexity of changing the human perception of transportation goes beyond technical and economic aspects and very few research activities managed to capture the additional factors. This paper presents a comprehensive review of studies on consumer preferences for EV, aiming to better inform policy-makers and give direction to further research. In addition, this paper discusses the main obstacles that limit the social acceptance in adopting EVs such as driving obstacles, charging obstacles and willingness-to-pay from consumers. Furthermore, mitigation strategies are outlined as the recommendation to promote a better EV deployment.

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Section: A Driving Rangementioning

confidence: 99%

Social Acceptance and Preference of EV Users—A Review

Ramachandaramurthy

Ajmal

Kasinathan³

et al. 2023

IEEE Access

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“…This group covers data related to driving behavior into the QU campus. In general, most of the population in Qatar has an average driving distance (round trip) of 40-100 km (2-3 hours) [25]. The number of students, faculty, and staff is 25,067 [24].…”

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Planning and Optimizing Electric-Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Through System Dynamics

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One of the key solutions to address the issue of energy efficiency and sustainable mobility is to integrate plug-in electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure and photovoltaic (PV) systems. The research proposes a comprehensive EV infrastructure planning and analysis tool (EVI-PAT) with solar power generation for micro-scale projects for the deployment of EV Charging Stations (EVCS). For the evaluation of the proposed infrastructure, a case study of Qatar University (QU) campus is chosen for the integration of the EV charging infrastructure and PV power generation to evaluate the performance of the presented framework. The model estimates the EV adoption and the number of vehicles based on the inputs related to the country's EV adoption, campus vehicle count, and driving behavior. Economic and environmental indicators are used for evaluating policy choices. The findings in the paper show that the proposed planning framework can find the optimum staging plan for EV and PV infrastructure based on the policy choices. The staging plan optimizes the sizes and times of installing EVCSs combined with solar PV keeping the EV-PV project at maximum economic and environmental targets. The optimum policy can affect the optimum power infrastructure limit to maximize the economic benefit by the solar tariff.

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“…Factors such as long charging hours, short driving range, cost, and other hindrances limit the use of electric vehicles in Qatar as well as other nations. According to Khandakar et al [33], they introduced a public perception that will motivate EV adoption in Qatar. Their study emphasized the different perspectives of EV adoption while engaging in direct questionnaires with electric vehicle stakeholders in the attempt to develop and improve on their requests to solve the various challenges limiting the adoption of EVs.…”

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The Adoption of Electric Vehicles in Qatar Can Contribute to Net Carbon Emission Reduction but Requires Strong Government Incentives

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Electric mobility is at the forefront of innovation. Cutting down greenhouse gases when low-carbon electricity sources are maintained has answered the concerns of skeptics when switching to electric mobility. This paper presents a life-cycle-based comparative study between the electric and conventional gasoline vehicles with respect to their environmental performance, taking the case of Qatar. A well-to-wheel life cycle assessment is used to understand the carbon footprint associated with the use of alternative mobility when powered by non-renewable energy sources such as natural gas for electricity production. A survey was also conducted to evaluate the economic and practical feasibility of the use of electric vehicles in Qatar. The analysis showed that electric vehicles (EVs) have passed conventional gasoline vehicles with a minimum difference between them of 12,000 gCO2eq/100 km traveled. This difference can roughly accommodate two additional subcompact electric vehicles on the roads of Qatar. Even though Qatar is producing all of its electricity from natural gas, EVs are still producing much less carbon footprint into the atmosphere with the results showing that almost identical alternatives produce triple the amount of GHG emissions. The results of the survey showed that, despite promising results shown in switching to carbon-neutral mobility solutions, a lack of willingness prevails within the State of Qatar to incline towards electric mobility among users. This implies that Qatar has to spend a lot of time and resources to achieve its ambitious goal to decarbonize mobility on roads with 10% electric vehicles by 2030. This research highlights the need for more practical incentives and generous subsidies by the government of Qatar on e-mobility solutions to switch the transportation system into an eco-friendly one.

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A Case Study to Identify the Hindrances to Widespread Adoption of Electric Vehicles in Qatar

Cited by 25 publications

References 24 publications

Social Acceptance and Preference of EV Users—A Review

Social Acceptance and Preference of EV Users—A Review

Planning and Optimizing Electric-Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Through System Dynamics

The Adoption of Electric Vehicles in Qatar Can Contribute to Net Carbon Emission Reduction but Requires Strong Government Incentives

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