TY - JOUR
T1 - US residential charging potential for electric vehicles
AU - Traut, Elizabeth J.
AU - Cherng, Tsu Wei Charlie
AU - Hendrickson, Chris
AU - Michalek, Jeremy J.
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to thank Grace Heckmann for her help in compiling PEV market share forecasts and Costa Samaras for feedback on an early version of this work. This research was supported in part by grants from the National Science Foundation ( CAREER Grant 0747911, GRF Grant 0750271, and CBET Grant 1032722 ), by the General Motors Foundation Fellowship, by the Steinbrenner Graduate Fellowship, and by grants from Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motor Corporation. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the sponsors.
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - We assess existing and potential charging infrastructure for plug-in vehicles in US households using data from the American Housing Survey and the Residential Energy Consumption Survey. We estimate that less than half of US vehicles have reliable access to a dedicated off-street parking space at an owned residence where charging infrastructure could be installed. Specifically, while approximately 79% households have off-street parking for at least some of their vehicles, only an estimated 56% of vehicles have a dedicated off-street parking space - and only 47% at an owned residence. Approximately 22% vehicles currently have access to a dedicated home parking space within reach of an outlet sufficient to recharge a small plug-in vehicle battery pack overnight. Access to faster charging, required for vehicles with longer electric range, will usually require infrastructure investment ranging from several hundred to several thousand dollars, depending on panel and construction requirements. We discuss sensitivity of results to uncertain factors and implications for the potential of mainstream penetration of plug-in vehicles.
AB - We assess existing and potential charging infrastructure for plug-in vehicles in US households using data from the American Housing Survey and the Residential Energy Consumption Survey. We estimate that less than half of US vehicles have reliable access to a dedicated off-street parking space at an owned residence where charging infrastructure could be installed. Specifically, while approximately 79% households have off-street parking for at least some of their vehicles, only an estimated 56% of vehicles have a dedicated off-street parking space - and only 47% at an owned residence. Approximately 22% vehicles currently have access to a dedicated home parking space within reach of an outlet sufficient to recharge a small plug-in vehicle battery pack overnight. Access to faster charging, required for vehicles with longer electric range, will usually require infrastructure investment ranging from several hundred to several thousand dollars, depending on panel and construction requirements. We discuss sensitivity of results to uncertain factors and implications for the potential of mainstream penetration of plug-in vehicles.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.trd.2013.10.001
DO - 10.1016/j.trd.2013.10.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84886607359
SN - 1361-9209
VL - 25
SP - 139
EP - 145
JO - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
JF - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
ER -
