Abstract
Globally and regionally, there is an increasing impetus to electrify the road transport system. The diversity and complexity of the road transport system pose several challenges to electrification in sectors that have higher energy usage requirements. Electric road systems (ERS) have the potential for a balancing solution. An ERS is not only an engineering project, but it is also an innovation system that is complex and composed of multiple stakeholders, requiring an interdisciplinary means of aligning problems, relations, and solutions. This study looked to determine the political, economic, social, and technical (PEST) factors by actively engaging UK stakeholders through online in-depth and semi-structured discussions. The focus is on dynamic wireless power transfer (DWPT) due to its wider market reach and on the basis that a comprehensive review of the literature indicated that the current focus is on the technical challenges and hence there is a gap in the knowledge around application requirements, which is necessary if society is to achieve its goals of electrification and GHG reduction. Qualitative analysis was undertaken to identify factors that are critical to the success of a DWPT system. The outcome of this study is knowledge of the factors that determine the function and market acceptance of DWPT. These factors can be grouped into six categories: vehicle, journey, infrastructure, economic, traffic and behaviour. These factors, the associated probability distributions attributable to these factors and the relations between them (logic functions), will form the basis for decision making when implementing DWPT as part of the wider UK electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hence support the ambition to electrify all road transport. The results will make a significant contribution to the emerging knowledge base on ERS and specifically DWPT.
Highlights
Introduction iationsThere is a drive to increase the pace of electrification of the vehicle fleet in response to global and national policy objectives [1,2]
The focus groups were preceded by the workshop where key speakers on the subject of electric vehicle charging development from a policy, economic, societal and technology perspective
The focus group discussions covered a multitude of topics, including the status of the EV, consumer behaviour, potential users, EV charging technologies, grid and transport network implications and policy and standards requisites that fit within the two broad questions
Summary
There is a drive to increase the pace of electrification of the vehicle fleet in response to global and national policy objectives [1,2]. The challenge is that the road transport system is far from a homogenous entity Those sectors of the road transport ecosystem that have high energy requirements and/or high use intensity are negatively impacted by the transition to electrification—whilst battery technology is progressing rapidly, the amount of energy that can be stored is still limited compared to existing fuel types [3]. There is robust evidence which indicates a consistent relationship between the cumulative greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and projected increase in global temperature of between 1.5 ◦ C and 2 ◦ C above pre-industrial levels by the year 2100 [5]. Regional and local impacts of global warming are already seen as a consequence of the increase in GHG emissions. According to the emissions gap report prepared by the United Nations
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