July 2021 IIPR Bulletin Issue #4 The most relevant information on EV charging INSIDE Recent News A selection of international news published between May and June 2021. Academic Papers Journal or conference articles on EV charging published in the last two months. Patents and Reports Other relevant contents for Incit-EV project: patents, reports and more ElectReon joins Italian “Arena of the future” project to demonstrate contactless electric vehicle charging – Published on May 21, 2021, in Battery Industry ElectReon, a leading provider of inductive in-road charging technology for commercial and passenger electric vehicles in any mode – parked, slow-moving or driving at speeds, announced today that it will be joining the “Arena of the Future” project in Brescia, Italy where the company will integrate its wireless technology to charge two Stellantis vehicles, and an IVECO bus while driving. The project aims to demonstrate contactless charging for a range of EVs as they drive on highways and toll roads as a potential pathway to decarbonizing our transportation systems along motorway transport corridors. “We are honored to be the technology partner of yet another European consortium of world class partners, including automotive giants IVECO and Stellantis, to … [Continue reading…] Incit-EV Bulletin WP2 – User Adoption Page 2 Are consumer preferences for attributes of alternative vehicles sufficiently accounted for in current policies? – Published on May 03, 2021, in ScienceDirect International research illustrates some attributes of electro‐mobility such as charging infrastructure and range which are crucial Nissan reveals European determinants of market development. Between 2017 and EV drivers are driving 2020 the number of battery electric vehicles in Germany has increased further than ICE drivers much more compared to the number of charging points. High – Published on June 8, 2021, in TheDriven preferences for these attributes in In a blow likely to stun electric vehicle critics the world over, combination with insufficient new research commissioned by Japanese automaker Nissan infrastructure require further has found that European EV drivers annually travel on clarification to explain why the average more than 14,200-kilometres, 630-kilometres development of markets for electro‐ further than their internal combustion engine (ICE) mobility in Germany during the last compatriots. years is not as expected. This study Nissan commissioned the research which surveyed 700 aims to examine the willingness to respondents from the UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, pay for attributes of different types Italy, and the Nordics (Norway, Sweden, and Denmark) earlier of electric vehicles and for car this year. sharing to derive recommendations The survey found that EV drivers travelling on average over for marketing and policy. [continue 14,200-kilometres each year, while European ICE drivers reading…] averaged 13,600-kilometres. [continue reading…] Does environmental awareness fuel the electric vehicle market? A Twitter keyword analysis – Published on September 1, 2021, in ScienceDirect Zero emission battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles have the ability to reduce CO2 emissions and hence mitigate climate change. Consequently, understanding the macroeconomic drivers of sales has been of increasing interest in the past years. One factor that has frequently been investigated in relation to an individual's electric vehicle purchase intentions is his or her level of environmental awareness (EA). Previous research analysing this question on a macroeconomic level is, however, very limited. Applying a novel method in this field in form of a Twitter keyword analysis, this study aims to analyse the [Continue reading…] Incit-EV Bulletin Page 3 Study finds Dutch EV drivers would prefer not to participate in V2G with current charging times, opposite true with fast charging – Published on June 20, 2021, in GreenCarCongress "According to a new study by researchers from Delft University of Technology, in the context of current recharging time, Dutch EV drivers in general prefer not to participate in “vehicle-to-grid” (V2G) contracts, while the opposite is true in the context of fast recharging … [Continue reading…] ViriCiti report finds that fast chargers are underutilized in 24% of opportunity charging sessions – Published on June 3, 2021, in GreenCarCongress "Twenty-four percent of opportunity charging sessions start when the battery is already more than 80% charged, according to a report released by ViriCiti, a provider of electric fleet and infrastructure management solutions. ViriCiti connects to more than 1,200 charger sockets (plugin & pantograph) across the world and has registered almost 3 million charging transactions from more than 1,000 vehicles since 2018. For the report, ViriCiti analyzed 40,000 charging sessions from ~190 charging stations in the US and EU."… [Continue reading…] Consumer adoption of electric vehicles in alternative business models – Published on August 01, 2021, in ScienceDirect Electric vehicles (EVs) are one of the major green technologies, and existing literature has extensively examined consumer adoption of EVs in an EV-buying business model. By contrast, little attention has been paid to consumers' adoption of EVs in non–ownership-based business models. To fill this literature gap, this study examines the psychological antecedents to, and influencing mechanism for, consumers to adopt EVs in different business models. [Continue reading…] Electrifying the company car: Identifying hard and soft barriers among fleet managers in Switzerland – Published on July 01, 2021, in ScienceDirect Electric mobility has an important role to play in the transition to a more sustainable transportation system. However, adoption is still relatively slow in most countries, also within organizations and their corporate fleets. Much cited hard barriers such as the limited availability of charging infrastructure do not fully explain this slow uptake. Consequently, the research field of social acceptance of electric mobility with a focus on acceptance. [Continue reading…] Social & locational impacts on electric vehicle ownership and charging profiles – Published on May 01, 2021, in ScienceDirect Electric vehicles have been acknowledged as a key element of future low-carbon transportation. Unlike conventional vehicles, additional barriers to uptake exist in respect of the availability of charging provision and, for the immediate future, higher capital costs. In this work, we apply an agent-based behaviour and vehicle use model based on the UK National Travel Survey to explore how housing-derived social class, income and access to charging provision at home affect the uptake of electric vehicles. [Continue reading…] Incit-EV Bulletin WP3 – Charging Solutions Page 4 CoMotion Miami — FLO’s Nathan Yang Reiterates The Need For Reliable Design In EV Charging – Published on June 29, 2021, in CleanTechnica On Wednesday, June 16th, Nathan Yang, Vice President and Chief Product Officer at FLO, a leading North American EV Hands-Free: Improving EV charging network and provider of smart charging solutions, Wireless Charging at Oak delivered an insightful keynote address at CoMotion Miami on Ridge National Laboratory “Reliability by Design” as it – Published on June 9, 2021, in CleanTechnica pertains to the future of e- With custom magnetic coils, silicon carbide-based power mobility. Yang underscores the electronics, and novel controls and shielding technology to importance of reliability as a key handle stray emissions, ORNL scientists have proven that their driver in providing the best system can wirelessly charge both a light-duty passenger car charging experience for EV across a six-inch airgap and a medium-duty delivery truck drivers across an 11-inch airgap at the 20-kilowatt level at greater than “We are living in an experience 92% power transfer efficiency — on par with a wired system. economy,” explains Yang. He Power can even flow in both directions, enabling vehicles to goes on to point out that, “This is serve as energy storage. where FLO needs to shine, to really identify through primary The researchers have successfully demonstrated a 120-kW wireless research the fundamental user charging system with 97% efficiency, and are planning to install needs, insights, and trends that higher voltage systems, up to 270-kW, on passenger vehicles to should guide our roadmap to meet or exceed the 15-minute charging goal. ensure our products come out at The research is supported by the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency the right time with the right and Renewable Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office. The systems feature set and the right holistic are built and evaluated at the National Transportation Research experience.” Center at ORNL, the only DOE-designated user facility focused on performing early-stage research and development in transportation [continue reading…] technologies. The medium-duty vehicle wireless charging demonstration was held at the new Grid Research Integration and Deployment Center, or GRID-C, at ORNL, which combines multiple electrification research across the vehicle, buildings, and grid space. [continue reading…] Incit-EV Bulletin Page 5 SAE WPT Taskforce urges FCC to move on commercialization of wireless charging – Published on 17 May 2021, in GreenCarCongress SAE International’s Wireless Power Transfer and Alignment Task Force, SAE J2954, is urging the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC)