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This research provides a novel framework to estimate the economic, environmental, and social values of electrifying public transit buses, for cities across the world, based on open-source data. Electric buses are a compelling candidate to replace diesel buses for their environmental and social benefits. However, the state-of-art models to evaluate the value of bus electrification require granular and bespoke data on bus operation that can be difficult to procure. This strict requirement on data and modeling can hinder potential collaborators on bus electrification, such as electric vehicle...

Electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure is crucial for advancing EV adoption, managing charging loads, and ensuring equitable transportation electrification. However, there remains a notable gap in comprehensive accessibility metrics that integrate the mobility of the users. This study introduces a novel accessibility metric, termed Trajectory-Integrated Public EVCS Accessibility (TI-acs), and uses it to assess public electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) accessibility for approximately 6 million residents in the San Francisco Bay Area based on detailed individual trajectory data...

The internal states of lithium-ion batteries need to be carefully monitored during operation to manage energy and safety. In this article, we propose a thermal-enhanced adaptive interval observer for state-of-charge (SOC) and temperature estimation for a battery pack. For a large battery pack with hundreds or thousands of heterogeneous cells, each individual cell characteristic is different from others. Practically, applying estimation algorithms on each and every cell would be mathematically and computationally intractable since battery packs are often characterized by combinations of...

Integrating plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) into the power and transport sectors can help to reduce global CO2 emissions. This synergy can be achieved with advances in battery technology, charging infrastructures, power grids and their interaction with the environment. In this Review, we survey the latest research trends and technologies for sustainable PEV–power system integration. We first provide the rationale behind addressing the requirements for such integration, followed by an overview of strategies for planning PEV charging infrastructures. Next, we introduce smart PEV charging...