Long-Range EV Charging Infrastructure Plan for Greater San Diego
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Long-Range EV Charging Infrastructure Plan for Greater San Diego October 2010 Version 4.0 Long-Range EV Charging Infrastructure Plan for Greater San Diego 2010 by Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the express written permission of Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation. This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under Award Number DE-EE0002194 Microsoft® and MapPoint® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Disclaimers This document establishes the foundation for the initial deployment of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) by Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (doing business as ECOtality North America). 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Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation dba ECOtality North America 430 S. 2nd Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85003-2418 (602) 716-9576 www.ecotalityna.com 10/29/2010 iii Long-Range EV Charging Infrastructure Plan for Greater San Diego Table of Contents Preface .......................................................................................................... 1 1 Introduction ............................................................................................. 2 2 Driver Behavior – National Household Travel Survey ............................... 5 2.1 Daily Trips All Vehicles ................................................................................................ 5 2.2 Daily Trips by Car ........................................................................................................ 7 2.3 Vehicle Information .................................................................................................... 9 2.4 Other Factors ............................................................................................................ 10 2.5 California Household Travel Survey ......................................................................... 12 2.6 Summary .................................................................................................................. 13 3 EV Sales Projections in the United States ............................................... 14 3.1 EV Types ................................................................................................................... 14 3.2 EV Batteries .............................................................................................................. 14 3.3 EV Sales Analysis ...................................................................................................... 16 3.3.1 BEV and PHEV ................................................................................................ 16 3.3.2 Consumers ..................................................................................................... 17 3.3.3 Automotive Manufacturer Plans ................................................................... 19 3.4 EV Sales Projections ................................................................................................. 20 3.5 EVs as Part of the Overall Vehicle Mix ..................................................................... 22 3.6 Fleet Vehicles ........................................................................................................... 23 4 EVSE Sales Projections in the United States ............................................ 25 4.1 Level 2 Charging ....................................................................................................... 27 4.1.1 Residential ..................................................................................................... 27 4.1.2 Fleet ............................................................................................................... 29 4.1.3 Commercial Publicly Available EVSE.............................................................. 29 4.1.4 Public EVSE .................................................................................................... 30 4.1.5 Employer ........................................................................................................ 30 4.1.6 EVSE Requirements........................................................................................ 31 4.2 EVSE Projection Methods ......................................................................................... 31 4.2.1 Geographic Coverage .................................................................................... 31 4.2.2 Destination Planning ..................................................................................... 32 4.2.3 Refueling Stations .......................................................................................... 32 4.2.4 Rich Infrastructure ......................................................................................... 32 10/29/2010 iv Long-Range EV Charging Infrastructure Plan for Greater San Diego 4.2.5 National EVSE Sales Projections .................................................................... 33 5 EV and EVSE Penetrations in Greater San Diego ..................................... 35 5.1 Long-Range Plan Boundaries .................................................................................... 35 5.2 Demographics........................................................................................................... 36 5.2.1 Population ..................................................................................................... 37 5.2.2 Education ....................................................................................................... 39 5.2.3 Vehicles .......................................................................................................... 40 5.2.4 Traffic Patterns .............................................................................................. 42 5.2.5 Employment Centers ..................................................................................... 43 5.3 EV Sales Projections ................................................................................................. 46 5.4 EVSE Sales Projection ............................................................................................... 48 6 DC Fast Charging .................................................................................... 52 6.1 Design Characteristics .............................................................................................. 52 6.2 Customer Usage ....................................................................................................... 52 6.3 Local Area Impact 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