Analyzing the Societal Cost of Electric Roads Compared to Batteries and Oil for All Forms of Road Transport

Hasan Huseyin Coban, Aysha Rehman and Abdullah Mohamed
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Hasan Huseyin Coban: Department of Electrical Engineering, Ardahan University, Ardahan 75002, Turkey
Aysha Rehman: Department of Mathematics, University of Gujrat, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan
Abdullah Mohamed: University Research Centre, Future University in Egypt, New Cairo 11745, Egypt

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 5, 1-20

Abstract: This article is designed to demonstrate that electric roads are an affordable way to electrify all forms of road transport—not only cars, but also buses and trucks. Electric roads represent a way to power electric vehicles without relying solely on batteries. The idea is that when an electric vehicle reaches an electric road, it stops using power from the battery and instead uses power directly from the road itself. The primary challenge for electric vehicles is still the perception of a compromised quality of life in owning an electric vehicle due to a limited range compared with petrol and diesel cars, today. This paper introduces a new technology, currently experiencing rapid development, that can not only overcome range anxiety but make electric vehicles better, in terms of range, than petrol and diesel cars today. Furthermore, not only can this research help to arrange this, but it can also help, for the first time, to cost-effectively electrify heavy-duty transport, such as trucks and buses, which would be a huge breakthrough in terms of sustainability, as it is very important to start supplying electricity to heavy-duty vehicles. The case study provides a very hypothetical example of a trip with and without an electric road, covering a total of 26,011 km of highways and main roads. The results indicate that building electric roads is cheaper than many other alternatives. If a large battery is replaced with a smaller battery for each new vehicle sold, after 3 years, enough savings will be made to electrify all highways and main roads in Turkey. This paper can help transport operators and policymakers develop strategies to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles by appropriately implementing electric road infrastructure.

Keywords: electric road system; battery-electric car; electric vehicle; sustainable transport; profitability; charging infrastructure; optimization algorithm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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