Truck mobile energy storage system effects on the costs of electric taxis
The rapid growth of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) usage causes severe challenges for charging infrastructure. Despite the numerous merits of stationary energy storage systems (SESSs) for charging BEVs, they cannot solve all challenges for financers and EV customers because SESSs involve a series...
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| author | Kianoush Zarghami Vahid Mahdi Zolfaghari Felix Mannerhagen G.B. Gharehpetian Michelle Hunt Elena Simona Udrescu |
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| description | The rapid growth of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) usage causes severe challenges for charging infrastructure. Despite the numerous merits of stationary energy storage systems (SESSs) for charging BEVs, they cannot solve all challenges for financers and EV customers because SESSs involve a series of limitations, such as the lack of proper electrical infrastructure or construction space in some areas, high construction costs, and users' satisfaction level. For this purpose, truck mobile energy storage systems (TMESSs) can play a complementary role in BEVs' charging to provide optimal operation of electricity networks or charge management BEVs. In this paper, the effects of TMESSs on decreasing the costs of electric taxis (BEVs) as a part of the public transportation system are analyzed through a multi-charger proposal model in terms of the charging time costs, operation and maintenance costs, and energy costs. A case study in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, validated the model using GAMS software, demonstrating that TMESSs can reduce taxis’ costs (the total operational costs and the charging time cost) by 49 %, decrease charging time by 55 %, and improve user satisfaction levels significantly. These findings suggest that TMESSs offer a viable solution to lower electric taxi costs while enhancing charging flexibility and efficiency. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ea83f422b8fb4e0a9c505551157ff10c2025-08-20T03:07:24ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402025-05-011110e4307010.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e43070Truck mobile energy storage system effects on the costs of electric taxisKianoush Zarghami Vahid0Mahdi Zolfaghari1Felix Mannerhagen2G.B. Gharehpetian3Michelle Hunt4Elena Simona Udrescu5Engineering Science Department, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden; Corresponding author.Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, IranElectrical Engineering Department, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenElectrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, IranEngineering Science Department, University West, Trollhättan, SwedenElectrical Engineering Department, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenThe rapid growth of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) usage causes severe challenges for charging infrastructure. Despite the numerous merits of stationary energy storage systems (SESSs) for charging BEVs, they cannot solve all challenges for financers and EV customers because SESSs involve a series of limitations, such as the lack of proper electrical infrastructure or construction space in some areas, high construction costs, and users' satisfaction level. For this purpose, truck mobile energy storage systems (TMESSs) can play a complementary role in BEVs' charging to provide optimal operation of electricity networks or charge management BEVs. In this paper, the effects of TMESSs on decreasing the costs of electric taxis (BEVs) as a part of the public transportation system are analyzed through a multi-charger proposal model in terms of the charging time costs, operation and maintenance costs, and energy costs. A case study in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, validated the model using GAMS software, demonstrating that TMESSs can reduce taxis’ costs (the total operational costs and the charging time cost) by 49 %, decrease charging time by 55 %, and improve user satisfaction levels significantly. These findings suggest that TMESSs offer a viable solution to lower electric taxi costs while enhancing charging flexibility and efficiency.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844025014513Truck mobile energy storage systemsPublic transportation systemsBattery electric vehicles (BEVs)Stationary energy storage systemsTaxi costsElectric taxis |
| spellingShingle | Kianoush Zarghami Vahid Mahdi Zolfaghari Felix Mannerhagen G.B. Gharehpetian Michelle Hunt Elena Simona Udrescu Truck mobile energy storage system effects on the costs of electric taxis Heliyon Truck mobile energy storage systems Public transportation systems Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) Stationary energy storage systems Taxi costs Electric taxis |
| title | Truck mobile energy storage system effects on the costs of electric taxis |
| title_full | Truck mobile energy storage system effects on the costs of electric taxis |
| title_fullStr | Truck mobile energy storage system effects on the costs of electric taxis |
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| title_short | Truck mobile energy storage system effects on the costs of electric taxis |
| title_sort | truck mobile energy storage system effects on the costs of electric taxis |
| topic | Truck mobile energy storage systems Public transportation systems Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) Stationary energy storage systems Taxi costs Electric taxis |
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