Electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to capture a substantial portion of the future vehicle market. In the short term, however, technology and infrastructure limitations—such as driving range and charging availability—will prevent transition on a large scale. Because EVs will share the road network with gasoline vehicles (GVs), says Alireza Khani, “it’s crucial to understand how EVs and GVs will coexist.”
Khani, an associate professor in the U’s Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering (CEGE), and CEGE graduate student Behnam Davazdah Emami developed a model that can analyze the effect of EVs on transportation systems. It can be used for evaluating transportation policies such as EV purchase subsidy, EV charging cost, and at-home vs. public charging availability.