Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Transport Policy
Publication Date
2023
Abstract
With the transportation sector being the largest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, states are actively planning the deployment of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). Mass adoption of PEVs requires attracting potential buyers living in multi-unit dwellings (MUDs). Given the current low adoption rate of PEVs in MUDs and MUD residents’ reliance on public charging, this paper studies whether there is a positive correlation between the number of public Level 2 (L2) chargers and MUD density (measured by total square footage of MUD per capita) across census block groups (CBGs) in LA County. The results show that high MUD-density CBGs and low MUD-density CBGs do not differ much in terms of the number of chargers. The charger-to-PEV-ratio range for MUD residents derived in this paper is below the ideal charger-to-PEV-ratio range in the literature. A direct policy implication is that more charging infrastructure should be made available to MUD residents. This includes public L2 chargers near MUDs, which are discussed in this paper, and onsite MUD charging, which is still at an early stage.
First Page
74
Last Page
93
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2023.04.012
Recommended Citation
Gan, Zhongying (2023). "Do Electric Vehicle Charger Locations Respond to the Potential Charging Demands from Multi-Unit Dwellings? Evidence from Los Angeles County.'' Transport Policy, 138
Comments
Published in: Transport Policy, vol. 138, 2023.