Electric vehicle charging infrastructure design: Expertise, methods, and challenges

IF 11.5 1区工程技术 Q1 CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

Automation in Construction Pub Date : 2025-09-07 DOI:10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106521

Dong Zhao , Hongyu Hu , Cornelia Asiedu-Kwakyewaa , Noah Durst , Janice Beecher , Linlang He , Lei Shu

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This review synthesizes the research landscape on electric vehicle charging infrastructure design to identify key methods, challenges, and future directions relevant to the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. The analysis reveals that research is dominated by two problems: station location planning and charging technology innovation, which are primarily framed using Optimization Modeling and driven by traffic and geospatial data. A key contribution of this review is the clarification of the methodological hierarchy, from these high-level formulation approaches down to the specific computational techniques (e.g., Mixed-Integer Programming) and executable algorithms (e.g., Genetic Algorithm) used to find solutions. Critically, the review identifies the need for a strategic shift from reactively accommodating demand to proactive planning that uses infrastructure to guide market growth. Future work must resolve the core engineering trade-off between network capacity expansion and technological efficiency and integrate social and regional equity as a formal constraint in system design.

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Automation in Construction 工程技术-工程：土木

CiteScore

19.20

自引率

16.50%

发文量

563

审稿时长

8.5 months

期刊介绍： Automation in Construction is an international journal that focuses on publishing original research papers related to the use of Information Technologies in various aspects of the construction industry. The journal covers topics such as design, engineering, construction technologies, and the maintenance and management of constructed facilities. The scope of Automation in Construction is extensive and covers all stages of the construction life cycle. This includes initial planning and design, construction of the facility, operation and maintenance, as well as the eventual dismantling and recycling of buildings and engineering structures.