Self-reported public fast charging infrastructure demand: What do existing and potential electric vehicle adopters want and where?

IF 10.5 1区工程技术 Q1 CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

Sustainable Cities and Society Pub Date : 2024-10-23 DOI:10.1016/j.scs.2024.105935

Ubaid Illahi , Robert Egan , Margaret O'Mahony , Brian Caulfield

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Abstract

Electric vehicles (EVs) promise emissions reduction, but adoption rates must increase to meet 2030 targets. Since public fast charging infrastructure (PFCI) is considered important to increase EV uptake, this research aims to assess its demand across existing and potential EV adopters in Ireland. Online mapping tools were used to capture 1635 self-reported locations where users prefer PFCI, along with other related preferences from 545 respondents. The results were analysed using a mixed-method approach including exploratory factor analysis (EFA), Geographic Information System (GIS), two-step cluster analysis, and qualitative analysis. The results indicate that expanding PFCI is critical for increasing EV uptake, with 81.4% of potential EV adopters showing a significant impact on uptake. Major deterrents identified include insufficient availability of public fast chargers followed by high charging costs. The qualitative analysis highlights existing EV users’ demand for improved end-user experiences, such as unified payment systems. Most preferred locations for PFCI installation include travel routes, followed by shopping centres/ supermarkets. Results also indicate that a reliable second-hand market would be key to increasing EV uptake. The findings from this study can serve policymakers in effectively rolling out PFCI, while the methodology employed can be replicated in other comparable study areas.

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自我报告的公共快速充电基础设施需求：现有和潜在的电动汽车用户需要什么？

电动汽车（EV）有望实现减排，但要达到 2030 年的目标，必须提高采用率。由于公共快速充电基础设施（PFCI）被认为是提高电动汽车采用率的重要因素，本研究旨在评估爱尔兰现有和潜在电动汽车采用者对该基础设施的需求。研究使用在线绘图工具，从 545 名受访者那里获取了 1635 个用户自报的公共快速充电基础设施首选地点以及其他相关偏好。分析结果采用混合方法，包括探索性因子分析 (EFA)、地理信息系统 (GIS)、两步聚类分析和定性分析。结果表明，扩大 PFCI 对提高电动汽车使用率至关重要，81.4% 的潜在电动汽车采用者认为 PFCI 对提高电动汽车使用率有重大影响。发现的主要阻碍因素包括公共快速充电器供应不足，其次是充电成本过高。定性分析强调了现有电动汽车用户对改善终端用户体验的需求，如统一支付系统。安装 PFCI 的首选地点包括旅行路线，其次是购物中心/超市。研究结果还表明，可靠的二手市场是提高电动汽车使用率的关键。这项研究的结果可以帮助政策制定者有效地推广 PFCI，同时所采用的方法也可以在其他可比研究地区推广。

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Sustainable Cities and Society Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

CiteScore

22.00

自引率

13.70%

发文量

810

审稿时长

27 days

期刊介绍： Sustainable Cities and Society (SCS) is an international journal that focuses on fundamental and applied research to promote environmentally sustainable and socially resilient cities. The journal welcomes cross-cutting, multi-disciplinary research in various areas, including: 1. Smart cities and resilient environments; 2. Alternative/clean energy sources, energy distribution, distributed energy generation, and energy demand reduction/management; 3. Monitoring and improving air quality in built environment and cities (e.g., healthy built environment and air quality management); 4. Energy efficient, low/zero carbon, and green buildings/communities; 5. Climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban environments; 6. Green infrastructure and BMPs; 7. Environmental Footprint accounting and management; 8. Urban agriculture and forestry; 9. ICT, smart grid and intelligent infrastructure; 10. Urban design/planning, regulations, legislation, certification, economics, and policy; 11. Social aspects, impacts and resiliency of cities; 12. Behavior monitoring, analysis and change within urban communities; 13. Health monitoring and improvement; 14. Nexus issues related to sustainable cities and societies; 15. Smart city governance; 16. Decision Support Systems for trade-off and uncertainty analysis for improved management of cities and society; 17. Big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence applications and case studies; 18. Critical infrastructure protection, including security, privacy, forensics, and reliability issues of cyber-physical systems. 19. Water footprint reduction and urban water distribution, harvesting, treatment, reuse and management; 20. Waste reduction and recycling; 21. Wastewater collection, treatment and recycling; 22. Smart, clean and healthy transportation systems and infrastructure;