Electric vehicles and public charging infrastructure : impediments and opportunities for success in the United States.

Borden, Eric J.; Boske, Leigh B.

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Electric vehicles and public charging infrastructure : impediments and opportunities for success in the United States.

2013-07-01
By Borden, Eric J. ; Boske, Leigh B.

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English

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Borden, Eric J. ; Boske, Leigh B.
Corporate Creators:

University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
Corporate Contributors:

University Transportation Centers Program (U.S.)
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Publication/ Report Number:

SWUTC/13/600451-00064-1
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States ; Texas
Corporate Publisher:

Southwest Region University Transportation Center (U.S.)
Abstract:

This report seeks to reach conclusions over the role that electric vehicles (EVs) and public charging ; infrastructure should play in the future U.S. transportation system As demonstrated in this report, electric ; vehicles are neither new nor technologically infeasible. Current circumstances have initiated what appears to ; be a revival of the EV – these circumstances include high oil prices, geopolitical instability, and growing ; awareness of environmental concerns resulting from conventional vehicles (CV) usage. Nevertheless, ; impediments remain. One of the most important is the prospect of building public charging infrastructure to ; allow drivers to use an EV like their conventional vehicle, for both long and short distances. Public charging ; infrastructure, however, cannot be built without some critical mass of EVs on the road to use them – ; otherwise they are not economically feasible. This report analyzes various facets of both EVs and public ; charging infrastructure to give the reader a clear understanding of the complex criteria that must be ; understood to assess EVs in the United States. Texas is given special consideration as a case study in this ; report, particularly the Austin area where public charging infrastructure for EVs is currently being ; implemented.
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DTRT-G-UTC06
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26652/dot_26652_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 1.80 MB]
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University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
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urn:sha256:57a71f38c5f15a4892c58b9d6228c4bb3cb6f1b69fdcaeb4c8038529bdbed377

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English

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