Public Charging Infrastructure in Germany - A Utilization and Profitability Analysis
The current increase in the number of electric vehicles in Germany requires an adequately developed charging infrastructure. Large numbers of public and semi-public charging stations are necessary to ensure sufficient coverage of charging options. In order to make the installation worthwhile for the...
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| author | Benedict J. Mortimer Amandus Dominik Bach Christopher Hecht Dirk Uwe Sauer Rik W. De Doncker |
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| description | The current increase in the number of electric vehicles in Germany requires an adequately developed charging infrastructure. Large numbers of public and semi-public charging stations are necessary to ensure sufficient coverage of charging options. In order to make the installation worthwhile for the mostly private operators as well as public ones, a sufficient utilization is decisive. This paper gives an overview of the differences in the utilization across the public charging infrastructure in Germany. To this end, a dataset on the utilization of 21164 public and semi-public charging stations in Germany is evaluated. The installation and operating costs of various charging stations are modeled and economically evaluated in combination with the utilization data. It is shown that in 2019–2020, the average utilization in Germany was rather low, albeit with striking regional differences. We consider future scenarios allowing the regional development forecasting of economic viability. It is demonstrated that a growth in electric mobility of 20%-30% per year leads to a large number of economically feasible charging parks in urban agglomeration areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fba287b7204d4fd1ad2f2a2a0ba67d8c2022-12-22T04:20:09ZengIEEEJournal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy2196-54202022-01-011061750176010.35833/MPCE.2021.0001819582841Public Charging Infrastructure in Germany - A Utilization and Profitability AnalysisBenedict J. Mortimer0Amandus Dominik Bach1Christopher Hecht2Dirk Uwe Sauer3Rik W. De Doncker4Institute for Power Generation and Storage Systems at the E. ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute for Power Generation and Storage Systems at the E. ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute for Power Generation and Storage Systems at the E. ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute for Power Generation and Storage Systems at the E. ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute for Power Generation and Storage Systems at the E. ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen UniversityThe current increase in the number of electric vehicles in Germany requires an adequately developed charging infrastructure. Large numbers of public and semi-public charging stations are necessary to ensure sufficient coverage of charging options. In order to make the installation worthwhile for the mostly private operators as well as public ones, a sufficient utilization is decisive. This paper gives an overview of the differences in the utilization across the public charging infrastructure in Germany. To this end, a dataset on the utilization of 21164 public and semi-public charging stations in Germany is evaluated. The installation and operating costs of various charging stations are modeled and economically evaluated in combination with the utilization data. It is shown that in 2019–2020, the average utilization in Germany was rather low, albeit with striking regional differences. We consider future scenarios allowing the regional development forecasting of economic viability. It is demonstrated that a growth in electric mobility of 20%-30% per year leads to a large number of economically feasible charging parks in urban agglomeration areas.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9582841/Charging infrastructurecharging station utilizationelectromobilityeconomic analysis |
| spellingShingle | Benedict J. Mortimer Amandus Dominik Bach Christopher Hecht Dirk Uwe Sauer Rik W. De Doncker Public Charging Infrastructure in Germany - A Utilization and Profitability Analysis Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy Charging infrastructure charging station utilization electromobility economic analysis |
| title | Public Charging Infrastructure in Germany - A Utilization and Profitability Analysis |
| title_full | Public Charging Infrastructure in Germany - A Utilization and Profitability Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Public Charging Infrastructure in Germany - A Utilization and Profitability Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Public Charging Infrastructure in Germany - A Utilization and Profitability Analysis |
| title_short | Public Charging Infrastructure in Germany - A Utilization and Profitability Analysis |
| title_sort | public charging infrastructure in germany a utilization and profitability analysis |
| topic | Charging infrastructure charging station utilization electromobility economic analysis |
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