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Hitting the accelerator: Building an electric vehicle charging grid for all
- February 1, 2020: Vol. 13, Number 2

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Hitting the accelerator: Building an electric vehicle charging grid for all

by Dominic Taylor

Five years from now, low-emission vehicles — predominantly electric vehicles (EVs) — will be transforming the streets of our cities … but only if these new vehicles have somewhere to charge. How can cities, infrastructure owners and transport authorities make joined-up decisions around EV charging infrastructure to reap the benefits of low-emission vehicles?

The right location

Cities are densely populated. Owners of EVs don’t all have driveways in which to charge their cars and will need lots of public charge points — whether during the journey or at the destination. Applying our modeling and analysis to one U.K. city, we’ve estimated it needs to expand its existing charging network by 500 percent in the next five years to help it meet its aspirations for a cleaner, lower-carbon future. Across the world, from Los Angeles to New Delhi, every city faces this problem. So, where should these charge points be located?

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