Spatial planning of electric vehicle infrastructure for Belo Horizonte, Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorCosta, Evaldo
dc.contributor.authorPaiva, Arthur
dc.contributor.authorSeixas, Julia
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Gustavo
dc.contributor.authorBaptista, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorÓ Gallachóir, Brian P.
dc.contributor.funderFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiaen
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-22T09:31:44Z
dc.date.available2019-05-22T09:31:44Z
dc.date.issued2018-12-19
dc.description.abstractIn pursuit of a more sustainable transportation system, electric vehicles (EVs) have the potential to play a fundamental role due to their improved efficiency and lower emissions. The absence of an adequate electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) network has been one of the major obstacles for the mass adoption of EV, in large municipalities of developing countries. This is the case in Belo Horizonte (BH), Brazil, which also has a high motorization rate (7 light-duty vehicles per 10 inhabitants). The purpose of this study is to measure and identify the optimal locations for EVSE according to selected criteria to meet the needs of light-duty electric vehicles (LDEV) corresponding to a penetration of 1% by 2025 in the municipality of BH. The study highlights the most important attributes that need to be considered for the installation of an EVSE network in an urban space for a developing country. Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM), the Weighted Linear Combination (WLC) method, and the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique based on the inputs from a group of Brazilian electrical mobility specialists, coupled with a Geographic Information System (GIS) modeling tool, were used for this study. The results revealed that around 1,200 EVSE units are needed, with a large concentration of EVSE in a small region. We also illustrate where stakeholders should focus their attention for the successful promotion of EV. The development methodology has the potential to be applied in other future EVSE development projects.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.articleid8923245en
dc.identifier.citationCosta, E., Paiva, A., Seixas, J., Costa, G., Baptista, P. and Gallachóir, B.Ó., 2018. Spatial Planning of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure for Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2018, 8923245 (16pp). DOI: 10.1155/2018/8923245en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1155/2018/8923245en
dc.identifier.eissn2042-3195
dc.identifier.endpage16en
dc.identifier.issn0197-6729
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of Advanced Transportationen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/7962
dc.identifier.volume2018en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherHindawien
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/147329/PT/Laboratory for Robotics and Engineering Systems/UID/EEA/50009/2013en
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5665-PICT/137220/PT/SusCity: Urban data driven models for creative and resourceful urban transitions/MITP-TB/CS/0026/2013en
dc.relation.urihttps://www.hindawi.com/journals/jat/2018/8923245/
dc.rights© 2018 Evaldo Costa et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectElectric vehicleen
dc.subjectSustainable transportationen
dc.subjectSpatial planningen
dc.titleSpatial planning of electric vehicle infrastructure for Belo Horizonte, Brazilen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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