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Battery electric vehicles are rapidly entering the market. Their success offers great opportunities for the decarbonization of the transport sector, but also pose new challenges to energy infrastructures. Public charging stations must be…
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The rapid and massive diffusion of electric vehicles poses new challenges to the electric system, which must be able to supply these new loads, but at the same time opens up new opportunities thanks to the possible provision of ancillary…
The shift to electric and hybrid powertrains in vehicular systems has propelled advancements in mobile robotics and autonomous vehicles. This paper examines the sensitivity of key performance metrics in a electrified heavy-duty mobile…
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A modeling framework is presented to investigate trade-offs among decarbonization from increased low-carbon electricity generation and electrification of heating and vehicles. The model is broadly applicable but relies on high-fidelity…
The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), including electric taxis and buses, as a mode of transportation, is rapidly increasing in cities. In addition to providing economic and environmental benefits, these fleets can potentially…
The electrification of the transportation and heating sector, the so-called sector coupling, is one of the core elements to achieve independence from fossil fuels. As it highly affects the electricity demand, especially on the local level,…
In this paper, we use data collected from over 2000 non-residential electric vehicle supply equipments (EVSEs) located in Northern California for the year of 2013 to estimate the potential benefits of smart electric vehicle (EV) charging.…
This paper addresses the critical integration of electric vehicles (EVs) into the electricity grid, which is essential for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The rapid increase in EV adoption poses significant challenges to the existing…
Battery electric freight trains are crucial for decarbonization by providing zero-emission transportation alternatives. The proper adoption of battery electric freight trains depends on an efficient battery electrification strategy,…
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology empowers electric vehicles (EVs) to act as mobile energy resources, providing critical support to power systems, especially under stressed conditions. To understand the economic mechanism driving V2G…
Electric vehicle (EV) is a significant type of distributed energy resources (DERs), that provide flexibilities to grid operators to achieve a myriad of objectives. This paper presents a comprehensive modeling framework of EVs under multiple…