Department of Ecotechnology and Sustainable Building Engineering The Initial deployment of Electric Vehicle Service Equipment Case study: Green Highway Region, E14 from Sundsvall in Sweden to Trondheim in Norway Thesis for the degree of Master of Science Individual assignment, 30 ECTS Iran Daniali Östersund, Sweden, January 2015 MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY Ecotechnology and Sustainable Building Engineering Examiner: Anders Jonsson,
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[email protected] Author: Iran Daniali Degree programme: Ecotechnology and Sustainable Development (ECOSUD), 120 credits Main field of study: Environmental Science Semester, year: HT, 2012 Acknowledgments I would like to give a special thanks to my supervisor, Associate Professor Anders Jonsson, for his patient guidance, who made it possible for me to do this work. I would also like express my thanks to all of my teachers and staff of Ecotechnology. Luckily, people that have helped me along the way have supported me; I would like to express many thanks to their attention. My grateful appreciation is for all the support and inspi- ration by my family and friends. i Abstract Electric Vehicles (EVs) are considered a more sustainable alternative vehicle because of their efficient electric motor when compared to internal combustion engines (ICE), and thus help to mitigate environmental problems and reduce fossil fuel dependency. In or- der to support drivers of plug-in hybrid electrical vehicles (PEVs), the installation and adequate distribution of Electric Vehicle Service Equipment (EVSE) is a major factor. The availability of EVSE is a vital requirement in order to charge the vehicle’s battery pack through connection to the electricity grid.