Recharging infrastructure planning for electric vehicles : a lifecycle thinking approach
department or school: Applied Science, Faculty of
department or school: Engineering, School of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Perera, Piyaruwan Harindra Kaluthantirige
issued: 2020-06-26T21:05:45Z
issued: 2020
related degree: Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Decarbonizing the road transportation sector has gained immense attention with the greenhouse gas targets stipulated by the Canadian government in 2007. Transport electrification using low-emission electricity has been identified as one of the key methods for achieving climate action targets and reducing the extensive fossil fuel demands. Substituting conventional light-duty vehicles with electric vehicles (EVs) is considered more scalable in the Canadian context. However, the limited vehicle ranges, limited recharging infrastructure availability, and extensive switching costs are key challenges that limit the widespread adoption of EVs. Conventional EV recharging infrastructure planning and investment strategies are based on ad-hoc decisions. Those practices have overlooked lifecycle impacts and costs of electric transport systems, including multi-period recharging demands and investment paybacks, strategies for sustainable infrastructure deployment, and acquiring anticipated recharging demands. The primary goal of this study is to develop a planning and management framework for EV recharging infrastructure. A lifecycle thinking approach was used to identify the best desirable low-emission fuel technology and strategies to deploy recharging infrastructure for Canadian provinces. In most provinces, EVs showed higher cradle-to-gate emissions and lower cradle-to-grave emissions compared to conventional vehicles. Moreover, the EV cost of ownership is considered as one of the key barriers that limit the widespread adoption of EVs. Hence, an incentive planning framework was developed to identify the most appropriate incentive-scheme for Canadian regions to strategically sustain the anticipated recharging demands. Accordingly, vehicle purchasing rebates, sales tax waivers, government subsidize recharging, and carbon-tax policies were found as viable incentives and tax options. A project delivery method selection framework was developed to encourage investors by incorporat…
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note: RECHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES: A LIFECYCLE THINKING APPROACH by Kaluthantirige Piyaruwan Harindra Perera M.B.A., Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2015 M.Sc. Eng., University of Moratuwa, 2011 B.Sc. Eng. (Hons), University of Moratuwa, 2009 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Civil Engineering) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) June 2020 © Piyaruwan Kaluthantirige, 2020ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, the dissertation entitled: Recharging Infrastructure Planning for Electric Vehicles: A Lifecycle Thinking Approach submitted by Kaluthantirige Piyaruwan Harindra Perera in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Examining Committee: Dr. Kasun N. Hewage, School of Engineering Supervisor Dr. Rehan Sadiq, School of Engineering Co-supervisor Dr. Shahria M. Alam, School of Engineering Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Abbas Milani, School of Engineering Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Nathan Pelletier, Faculty of Management University Examiner Dr. Mohamed H. Issa, University of Manitoba External Examiner iii Abstract Decarbonizing the road transportation sector has gained immense attention with the greenhouse gas targets stipulated by the Canadian government in 2007. Transport electrification using low-emission electricity has been identified as one of the key methods for achieving climate action targets and reducing the extensive fossil fuel demands. Substituting conventional light-duty vehicles with electric vehicles (EVs) is considered more scalable in the Canadian context. However, the limited vehicle ranges, limited recharging infrastructure availability, and extensive switching costs are key challenges that limit the widespread adoption of EVs. Conventional EV recha…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2020-09
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0392004
language: eng
degree discipline: Civil Engineering
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/74796