Potential for electric vehicle adoption in Australia

Abstract

Transport is expected to become electrified in coming decades, bringing new challenges and opportunities for commuters and electricity distributors. This thesis presents analysis of Household Travel Survey (2014/15) and Journey to Work (2011) census datasets from the New South Wales (NSW) with the aim of;(i) investigating whether electric vehicles (EVs) could meet the daily commuting needs, and(ii) quantifying the potential impact of EVs on the electricity distribution grid as a function of location and time.It was found that 87% of commuter vehicle trips could be provided using affordable EVs and that the resulting electricity demand would increase by more than 10% in only 9 out of 35 local government areas (LGAs) in NSW, Australia. We also quantified the potential spatiotemporal electric energy available for vehicle-to-grid services.It was found that greenhouse gas emissions across NSW would reduce by 26% CO2(eq) even if all EVs were recharged from non-renewable coal-fired power plants, due to greater efficiency of EVs. The results demonstrated the potential for wide-scale adoption of EVs in Australia. Lastly, to facilitate analysis and prediction of key variables, the travel data was modelled using regression trees (RTs) and artificial neural networks (ANNs).

Public Intentions to Purchase Electric Vehicles in Pakistan

“…Considering the interlinkages of energy and transportation, worldwide induction of EVs is important to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals 2030 [1,35]. Previous studies [36][37][38] have been discussing various strategies to explore EV adoption in different countries. Rafique and Town [36] explored the potential of EV adoption in South Wales, Australia, where most of the innercity vehicle trips were less than 30 km.…”

“…Previous studies [36][37][38] have been discussing various strategies to explore EV adoption in different countries. Rafique and Town [36] explored the potential of EV adoption in South Wales, Australia, where most of the innercity vehicle trips were less than 30 km. This study mapped the average state of the charge distribution of electric vehicles during daytime and suggested the high feasibility of EV adoption and its potential impacts, such as reducing CO 2 emissions.…”

Energy Management Systems for Residential Buildings With Electric Vehicles and Distributed Energy Resources

“…Each household is assumed to have a designated parking space with a Level-1, bidirectional EV charger at 220 V, 15 A, 3 kW charging/discharging power as used by authors in [37].…”

An Australian Perspective on Local Government Investment in Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

“…Despite the challenges discussed in the previous section, widespread EV adoption in Australia is feasible based on commuting patterns and EV charging requirements and capabilities [33]. However, there is a lack of consistent and coherent incentives or policy support for consumers or businesses in Australia at the federal or state level, for either electric vehicles or charging infrastructure.…”