To reduce fossil-fuel dependency in the on-road freight sector, adopting vehicles utilizing alternative fuels requires large investments in infrastructure including the production and distribution of fuels and refueling/charging facilities. Unique to the electric vehicles, journey length and charging time impose important constraints in the battery size requirement, the placements and characteristics of charging stations. This research reviews the data needs and challenges in modeling infrastructure requirements, and the role of vehicle-based measurements in alleviating these obstacles, with a special focus on electrification of on road freight. Our review shows that estimating energy demand using vehicle-based measurements of highly detailed operational conditions of the vehicles is particularly important for modeling electrified freight. We conclude with major research gaps and future data needs in modeling of electric freight transport.

P6-03 Data needs and challenges for planning electric charging infrastructure for on road freight

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