CARNEGIE MELLON FINDS LIMITED RESIDENTIAL PARKING A BARRIER TO EVS

摘要

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have recently analyzed parking and charging availability for electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States (U.S.) and found that today's infrastructure can support a significant level of EV adoption by early adopters. The study used data from the American Housing Survey and the Residential Energy Consumption Survey. Their research, published in the journal Transportation Research (Part D), found that about 40 percent of U.S. households have an existing electrical outlet near a parking space suitable for charging a low range EV overnight.