Integration of EVs in Electric Systems | Bin Wang | Smart Grid Seminar

The transition to zero-emission fleets represents an excellent opportunity for transportation decarbonization, especially for medium and heavy-duty (MHD) vehicles, as 75% of the commercial trucks on the road and 98% of Class 8 trucks are currently powered by diesel. From a nationwide perspective, MHD vehicles accounted for only 6% of the total vehicle population in 2020 but contributed to disproportionately high greenhouse gas emissions. Replacing these vehicles with zero-emission technologies poses great challenges due to the lack of infrastructure planning at multiple geospatial scales. In particular, stakeholders are seeking a comprehensive understanding of the infrastructure plans for the projected MHD electric vehicles (EVs), including the type, quantity and location of the charging infrastructure needed. Through the lens of the HEVI-LOAD project, this seminar will discuss the methodologies developed by an LBNL team to project charging infrastructure needs and charging load profiles by the MHD EVs at multiple geospatial resolutions.