The role of charging and refuelling infrastructure in supporting zero-emission vehicle sales

Miele, Amy; Axsen, Jonn; Wolinetz, Michael; Maine, Elicia; Long, Zoe

doi:10.1016/j.trd.2020.102275

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“…'Non-financial' incentives, such as access to high-occupancy vehicle lanes for ZEVs (regardless of vehicle occupancy), are typically found to have a weak impact on long-term ZEV adoption 75,76 . The rollout of charging infrastructure can also weakly support the adoption of electric-powered vehicles, where improved home charging opportunities in particular have a larger impact than increased public-or work-based charging 75,[83][84][85] .…”

Section: Zev Incentives (Financial and Non-financial)mentioning

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Crafting strong, integrated policy mixes for deep CO2 mitigation in road transport

Axsen

Plötz

Wolinetz³

2020

Nat. Clim. Chang.

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hile present transport systems provide numerous benefits, the negative societal impacts are enormous. In particular, the global transportation sector is responsible for almost one-quarter of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (mostly CO 2), with about 72% thereof from road transport 1. Despite decades of progress for alternative and low-carbon fuels and technologies, most developed countries remain locked-in to the dominance of privately owned, fossil fuel-powered vehicles 2,3. Transport emissions are expected to grow further in scenarios produced by the International Energy Agency (IEA), even if currently announced policies are implemented (Fig. 1) 4-6. This Perspective summarizes available evidence for which policy mixes can be highly effective in reducing GHG emissions within road transport in the long-term while pointing out directions for further policy and research development. Clearly the transportation sector needs to carry its weight in meeting deep decarbonization goals. Compared to 2019, both the 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C Paris Agreement scenarios require global GHG reductions of about 30-40% by 2030, 60-80% by 2050 and likely close to 100% (or zero net emissions) thereafter 5,7. GHG mitigation ambitions are higher in Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries because they are the source of most historical emissions and are thought to have more flexibility for large-scale investment in low-carbon technologies 8. Because expected mitigation costs are lower in road transport than in aviation or shipping 9-11 , we start with the assumption that road transport should at least proportionally fulfil the ambition of the total mitigation targets noted above. That said, emissions from aviation and shipping are growing more quickly and require additional GHG mitigation policies 2. We focus on national and regional policymaking. Cities are important in the transition towards more sustainable transport, but their scope for governmental climate change action tends to be smaller than on the national level 12. While we identify insights with global relevance, most of the available literature analyses developed countries, mainly in Europe and North Americapointing to a clear research need to better understand climate policy design for developing countries. Further, our analysis focuses more on passenger travel which is responsible for most GHG emissions in transport, though we call for more attention to road freight.

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Section: Zev Incentives (Financial and Non-financial)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Crafting strong, integrated policy mixes for deep CO2 mitigation in road transport

Axsen

Plötz

Wolinetz³

2020

Nat. Clim. Chang.

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“…The EVs among various developed technologies have gained tremendous attention as an alternative technology that is becoming a part of the modern transport system. The EVs are mainly classified into three types, based on the source of electricity for the propulsion of the vehicle, namely [35,36]: HEVs utilize two propulsion technology, i.e., an electric propulsion system and internal combustion engine. This is done to achieve better fuel economy, low emission, longer drive range, etc., when compared with conventional internal combustion engine vehicles [37].…”

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A Comprehensive Review on Developments in Electric Vehicle Charging Station Infrastructure and Present Scenario of India

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The transportation sector of the world is in the transformation stage, shifting from conventional fossil fuel-powered vehicles to zero or ultra-low tailpipe emission vehicles. To support this transformation, a proper charging station (CS) infrastructure in combination with information technology, smart distributed energy generating units, and favorable government policies are required. The motive of this paper is to address the key aspects to be taken care of while planning for the charging station infrastructure for electric vehicles. The paper also provides major indagation and developments in planning and technological aspects that are going on for the enhancement of the design and efficient management of charging station infrastructure. The paper addresses the present scenario of India related to electric vehicle charging station developments. The paper specially provides a critical review on the research and developments in the charging station infrastructure, the problems associated with it, and the efforts that are going on for its standardization to help the researchers address the problems.

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“…These studies confirm that there is no clear correlation between growing charging capacity and actual load of power distribution system. It follows that in cases where network capacity as a whole is able to meet the expected cumulative demand of EV, there is no evidence that the increase in number of EV correlates with network investment, as the network operator can be flexible regarding investment and promote economic usage of the network capacity, thus influencing consumer behaviour and habits [16], [17]. It is also evident that often the density of the charging infrastructure rather than the allocated capacity in each of the charging stations plays a decisive role in promoting EV usage [18], [19].…”

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Relation between Electric Vehicles and Operation Performance of Power Grid

Valdmanis

Bažbauers

2021

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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Rapidly increasing number of electric vehicles (EV) is expected in the future. It is important to understand the consequences of this process for operation of power grids. The goal of this study was to determine an impact of increasing number of EV on the economic performance of electricity distribution system, including the impact on users of power distribution infrastructure. Factors, such as expected network load changes and required investment in the networks as well as possible changes in power distribution tariff were considered. Analysis of Latvia’s power distribution system shows that the installed capacity significantly exceeds the load. It means that connection of EV charging infrastructure to the system and resulting increase of the system’s load may not require additional investments and even could bring a positive economic effect due to better utilization of the infrastructure.

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The role of charging and refuelling infrastructure in supporting zero-emission vehicle sales

Cited by 60 publications

References 39 publications

Crafting strong, integrated policy mixes for deep CO2 mitigation in road transport

Crafting strong, integrated policy mixes for deep CO2 mitigation in road transport

A Comprehensive Review on Developments in Electric Vehicle Charging Station Infrastructure and Present Scenario of India

Relation between Electric Vehicles and Operation Performance of Power Grid

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