Agent-Based Investigation of Competing Charge Point Operators for Battery Electric Trucks

Johannes Karlsson and Anders Grauers ()
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Johannes Karlsson: Department of Electrical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
Anders Grauers: Department of Electrical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 12, 1-29

Abstract: This paper investigates the competition between two charge point operators at the same site for future battery electric long-haul trucks. The charge point operators are located along one of the busiest highways in Sweden. The investigation is carried out using an agent-based model where trucks select charge point operators based on charging prices and the length of any queues, while charge point operators adjust their prices and number of chargers to improve their profitability. The study aims to predict conditions for trucks and charge point operators in a future public fast-charging market. Our findings indicate the potential for a well-functioning future public fast-charging market with small queuing problems, high utilisation, and reasonable prices for public fast charging. Assuming a price for electricity of EUR 0.08/kWh and a minimum profit margin of EUR 0.001/kWh for charge point operators, the findings indicate that the price level outside rush hours will be low, approximately EUR 0.1/kWh. The prices during rush hours will likely be much higher, but it is harder to predict the value due to uncertainties of how charge point operators will act in the future market. Still, from the model result, the price during rush hours is suggested to be just above EUR 0.5/kWh, with an average charging price of around EUR 0.15/kWh. It also seems likely that it is profitable for charge point operators to build enough chargers so that charging queues are short.

Keywords: battery electric truck; battery electric vehicle; charger utilisation; charging station; charge point operator; CPO; long-haul truck; agent-based model; competing charge point operators; fast-charging market (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: 2024
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