Work

Designing electric vehicle charging infrastructure to benefit residents in a near-port community

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: • socioeconomic factors are intertwined with transportation needs. • electric vehicle adoption must address multifaceted human needs. • community-engaged research leads to novel solutions to benefit everyone. • EV charging stations need a range of micro-mobility and pedestrian amenities. In the rush to meet electric vehicle (EV) adoption goals that address environmental and health concerns, transportation planners, engineers, and community policy experts cannot separate the context of socioeconomic factors from transportation needs. This data analysis indicates that because transportation decisions are backgrounded by health, work, and housing, EV adoption must also address multifaceted human needs. Communities focused on building more electric vehicle charging stations motivated this research to find ways for all households to benefit. This primarily qualitative study, including a community survey and individual interviews, engaged residents in the planning process. The inductive research project grew from a significant literature review, resulted in a novel template for charging stations, and concluded that EV adoption can advance mobility with a range of options that purposefully benefit the whole community.

Source: Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives

DOI: 10.1016/j.trip.2025.101696

Authors: Polly Parkinson, Emma Mecham, Fawn Groves, Amy Wilson, Ivonne Santiago

Institutions: Utah State University, The University of Texas at El Paso

Language: English

Topic: Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,400