Determining locations of charging stations for electric taxis using taxi operation data

The adequate provision of charging infrastructure is critical for the effective deployment of electric taxis. This study attempts to locate charging stations for electric taxis reflecting real-world taxi travel patterns identified from taxis equipped with digital tachographs. Data for one week are processed in order to estimate their charge demand. The estimated temporal distribution of charge demand indicates that it varies day-by-day and hour-by-hour. The maximum set covering model is applied for determining the locations of charging stations. The results show that the pre-specified service distance and service coverage rate (defined by the proportion of total demand served) can be critical factors for determining the number and location of charging stations. These factors should be carefully specified by considering the tradeoff between operational efficiency of charging facilities and user convenience.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2017.1300243
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1767712
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Taylor & Francis.
• Authors:
  • Ko, Joonho
  • Kim, Daejin
  • Nam, Daisik
  • Lee, Taekyung
• Publication Date: 2017-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Pagination: pp 420-433
• Serial:
  • Transportation Planning and Technology
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0308-1060
  • Serial URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/gtpt20/current

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric vehicle charging; Location; Taxi services; Taxicabs; Travel patterns
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01638864
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 2017 9:31AM