Locating passenger vehicle refueling stations

Ying-Wei Wang and Chuan-Ren Wang

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2010, vol. 46, issue 5, 791-801

Abstract: The study follows the concept of set cover and vehicle refueling logics to propose a hybrid model with dual objectives, using a mixed integer programming method, to economically site refueling stations to simultaneously serve intercity and intra-city travel. The model can be applied to plan a network of refueling stations for the emerging and/or monopolistic automotive market of alternative fuel vehicles. From a real-life case study, the factors of vehicle range and coverage distance are identified as playing important roles in any solution. Based on the non-inferior solutions, decision makers can thus better formulate viable station-deployment plans.

Keywords: Multiple; objectives; Refueling; station; Alternative; fuel; vehicles; Facility; location; Mixed-integer; program (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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