Assessment of Requirements, Costs, and Benefits of Providing Battery Charging for Battery Electric Heavy-duty Trucks at Safety Roadside Rest Areas Facilities
This research will better define possibilities for and barriers to the provision of battery charging infrastructure for heavy-duty electric trucks at roadside rest areas. Caltrans maintains an extensive series of roadside rest areas throughout California that are widely used by long-haul trucks. By 2030, it is expected that a significant fraction of those trucks will be electrified and some of them will have the need for recharging their batteries away from their home base. This research will determine whether charging at roadside rest areas, especially those along interstate highways, are likely to meet the needs of the trucks that have multi-day trips. The first step in the research will be to determine whether providing the charging at the rest stops is practical for Caltrans to consider. The second step is to assess whether it is likely that the truck companies and drivers whom will have multiple options for recharging their batteries will utilize charging at rest stops.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $93232
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Contract Numbers:
Caltrans 65A0686 Task Order 051
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Sponsor Organizations:
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA United StatesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC United States 20590California Department of Transportation
1227 O Street
Sacramento, CA United States 95843 -
Managing Organizations:
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA United StatesUniversity of California, Davis
Institute of Transportation Studies
Davis, CA United States 95616 -
Project Managers:
Iacobucci, Lauren
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Performing Organizations:
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA United StatesUniversity of California, Davis
Institute of Transportation Studies
Davis, CA United States 95616 -
Principal Investigators:
Burke, Andrew
- Start Date: 20210201
- Expected Completion Date: 20220131
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Costs; Electric vehicle charging; Electric vehicles; Evaluation and assessment; Heavy duty trucks; Infrastructure; Roadside rest areas
- Identifier Terms: California Department of Transportation
- Geographic Terms: California
- Subject Areas: Energy; Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01760104
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- Contract Numbers: Caltrans 65A0686 Task Order 051
- Files: UTC, RIP
- Created Date: Dec 15 2020 2:46PM