Look, No Cables! An Interview Study into Guiding the Practical Implementation of Wireless Chargers for Electric Taxis

Wireless charging could facilitate the transition from diesel powered taxis to low/zero emission alternatives. The WiCET project aims to install five wireless chargers and retrofit nine taxis with wireless power transfer (WPT) capabilities, to study the impacts of enabling smaller but more frequent in-rank charging. Semi-structured interviews with 8 taxi drivers from Nottingham, UK were run. The results found that all drivers were in favour of in-rank wireless charging, citing the convenience and potential to complete more fares. Furthermore, most drivers recommended placing the chargers sequentially and away from the front of the taxi rank, to maximise their charging time (when the minority of vehicles are WPT-enabled). This study provides evidence for wireless charging as an enabler of electric taxis in medium-sized cities, such as Nottingham, as well as provide insights into the practical realities of installing in-rank wireless chargers and highlights areas for future study.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80012-3
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9783030800116
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021.
• Corporate Authors:

  Springer Cham

  Gewerbestrasse 11
  Cham,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Ulahannan, Arun
  • Knight, Matthew
  • Doel, Robert
  • Birrell, Stewart
• Conference:
  • Virtual Conference on Human Aspects of Transportation (AHFE 2021)
  • Date: 2021-7-25 to 2021-7-29
• Publication Date: 2021-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 269-276
• Monograph Title: Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation: Proceedings of the AHFE 2021 Virtual Conference on Human Aspects of Transportation, July 25-29, 2021, USA
• Serial:
  • Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
  • Volume: 270
  • Publisher: Springer Cham
  • ISSN: 2367-3370
  • Serial URL: https://www.springer.com/series/15179

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Consumer preferences; Electric vehicle charging; Taxicab drivers; Taxicabs; Wireless charging
• Geographic Terms: Nottingham (England)
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01872693
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9783030800116
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 7 2023 9:16AM