Effects of Charging Strategies and Policies on Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure

This 22-minute talk from the Eclipse Foundation explores how the increasing adoption of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) necessitates significant urban infrastructure changes. Discover how cities must rapidly deploy numerous charging stations while adapting power grids to meet growing energy demands. Learn about the complex relationship between charging behavior, mobility patterns, and charging station accessibility—including workplace stations limited to employees and public stations that occupy valuable urban space. Follow along as presenter Mirko Barthauer conducts a microscopic-level analysis of various charging station configurations for a medium-sized German city, examining different BEV market penetration scenarios and charging strategies. Understand how the study evaluates charging infrastructure usage and energy demand/supply patterns using 24-hour SUMO traffic simulations with realistic parking and charging capacity constraints. Gain insights into how balanced charging, time-shift charging, vehicle-to-home, and vehicle-to-grid policies can significantly reduce peak energy demands when implemented at scale.