A geospatial analysis of electric-vehicle charging infrastructure allocation within a city and a region, based on open source GIS tools, is described. A methodology was developed to provide optimal locations of electric vehicle infrastructure (charging stations) within a spatially extended region. Two different cases were identified: placement in a city network (urban road network) and in a regional or national network (rural roads and highways). For a city and a regional network, the methodology identifies high-potential areas for the installation of charging station. In contrast, for a highway network the methodology provides explicitly the suggested locations: the charging stations should preferably be placed in already built areas, gas stations or rest areas, to minimize additional investment costs. A pilot study was made for the city of Bolzano/Bozen (city road network) and the province of Alto Adige/Südtirol (rural and highway network). The municipality and the province gave positive feedback on the suggested locations.

GKATZOFLIAS Dimitrios;  DROSSINOS Ioannis;  ZUBARYEVA Alyona;  ZAMBELLI Pietro;  DILARA Panagiota;  THIEL Christian; 

2016-05-17

Publications Office of the European Union

JRC101040

978-92-79-58007-9 (print),    978-92-79-58008-6,    978-92-79-63928-9,   

1018-5593 (print),    1831-9424 (online),   

EUR 27894,    OP LD-NA-27894-EN-C (print),    OP LD-NA-27894-EN-N (online),    OP LD-NA-27894-EN-E,   

https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC101040,   

10.2790/183468 (print),    10.2790/353572 (online),    10.2790/286542,