The effects of electric vehicles on residential households in the city of Indianapolis

Shisheng Huang, Hameed Safiullah, Jingjie Xiao, Bri-Mathias S. Hodge, Ray Hoffman, Joan Soller, Doug Jones, Dennis Dininger, Wallace Tyner, Andrew Liu and Joseph F. Pekny

Energy Policy, 2012, vol. 49, issue C, 442-455

Abstract: There is an increasing impetus to transform the U.S transportation sector and transition away from the uncertainties of oil supply. One of the most viable current solutions is the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). These vehicles allow for a transportation system that would be flexible in its fuel demands. However, utilities may need to address questions such as distribution constraints, electricity tariffs and incentives and public charging locations before large scale electric vehicle adoption can be realized. In this study, the effect of electric vehicles on households in Indianapolis is examined. A four-step traffic flow model is used to characterize the usage characteristics of vehicles in the Indianapolis metropolitan area. This data is then used to simulate EV usage patterns which can be used to determine household electricity usage characteristics. These results are differentiated by the zones with which the households are associated. Economic costs are then calculated for the individual households. Finally, possible public charging locations are examined.

Keywords: Electric vehicles; Electricity grid; Electricity tariffs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.06.039

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