Fast Charging Infrastructure for Electrifying Road Trips to and from National Parks in the Western United States

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Abstract

This study investigated the fast-charging infrastructure needed by 2030 to enable seamless electrified road trips to and from national parks and monuments in seven western states: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. It also estimated impacts to the electric grid. The research team investigated how on-route charging infrastructure projections change with different parameters or assumptions, as do related charging loads and grid impacts. NREL conducted the study in partnership with utility service provider PacifiCorp and Utah State University as part of the Western Smart Regional EV Adoption and Infrastructure at Scale project.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages27
StatePublished - 2024

Publication series

NamePresented at the Federal Environmental Symposium (FES), 11-14 March 2024

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/PR-5R00-89176

Keywords

  • electric vehicle
  • EV
  • fast charging
  • infrastructure
  • National Park Service
  • projections

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