Understanding the Cost Factors Contributing to Final Costs of DC Fast Charger Station Operations and Set-up

This research will develop a framework to understand the cost factors that influence the final costs of setting up and operating DC Fast Charger Stations anywhere in the State of California. The researchers will work with an ongoing Caltrans project that aims to install 49 chargers in 37 remote locations to gather cost data as well as understand and document challenges they face during the project construction and launch phase. The research team also aims to collect data from other sources such as other private charging networks to develop a more general cost model and understand impacts of various cost factors on the final costs of installation. The investigators will examine the location specific value of public DC fast Chargers to battery electric vehicles (BEV) drivers and location specific long-term demand/ revenue forecasting for California. The researchers aim to understand how to quantify location specific value for DC Fast chargers and identify optimal locations to support California’s zero emission vehicle (ZEV) goals.

• Record URL:
  https://ncst.ucdavis.edu/project/understanding-cost-factors-contributing-final-costs-dc-fast-charger-station-operations-and

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $61000
• Contract Numbers:

  DOT 69A3551747114

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  University of California, Davis

  1 Shields Ave
  Davis, California  United States  95616
• Managing Organizations:

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  University of California, Davis

  1 Shields Ave
  Davis, California  United States  95616
• Project Managers:

  Iacobucci, Lauren

• Performing Organizations:

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  University of California, Davis

  1 Shields Ave
  Davis, California  United States  95616
• Principal Investigators:

  Gamage, Tisura

  Jenn, Alan

• Start Date: 20191001
• Expected Completion Date: 20230930
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Electric vehicle charging; Electric vehicles; Energy; Infrastructure; Location; Optimization; Zero emission vehicles
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01778514
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Center for Sustainable Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DOT 69A3551747114
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jul 30 2021 4:58PM