Assessing the Electric Vehicles Supply Equipment (EVSE,
charging station) in Georgia Soheil Shayegh Enterprise Innovation
Institute
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Background Atlanta: No. 2 in Electric Vehicle (EV) adoption
Biggest US market for Nissan Leaf sales Incentives: $5,000 state
tax credit $7,500 federal tax credit Opportunity: 80% of EVs in
five metro Atlanta counties Technology Economy Policy
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EV Charging Timeline 1994-2000: GM inductive MagneCharge for
home charging 2009: Inductive charging standard SAE-J1772 2010:
SAE-J1772 adopted by GM, Chrysler, Ford, Toyota, Honda, Nissan and
Tesla 2010: The CHdeMO standard developed in Japan. 2011: SAE
Combined Charging System (Combo Coupler) introduced 2012: Audi,
BMW, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche and Volkswagen agreed
to introduce Combo Coupler Technology
Charging Type Charging option CapacityEquipmentRange Level 1120
VAC, 15 or 20 amps A cord: standard, three- prong household plug
and a J1772 standard connector 2-5 miles per hour of charging Level
2240-280 VAC, 20 or 100 amps J1772-connector10-20 miles per hour of
charging Level 3 DC fast charge 480 VAC, 125 amps off-board charger
to provide the AC to DC conversion 30 min to charge 80% battery
Source: Installation Guide For Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment
(EVSE), The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, 2011
Technology
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Charging time and Range Anxiety Range Anxiety: Battery swapping
Tesla (90 sec, every supercharging station, $60) Issues: customer
trust, battery ownership Free loaner Technology
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Economic Analysis for adoption of 1,000 EVs Methodology:
Input-output model for economic impact IMPLAN software Assumptions:
Loss of earnings at gas stations Tax credit added to income Savings
on fuel spending Economy
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Economic Impact (per 1000 EVs) ActivityDirect monetary Economic
Impact EmploymentIncomeOutput Fuel spending removed from gas
stations ($1,547,000)-3.4($128,254)($303,320) Fuel saving added to
household income $1,547,00014$624,685$1,818,910 Federal tax added
to household income $7,500,00067.7$3,028,533$8,818,244 Net
Impact$7,500,00078$3,524,964$10,333,834 Economy
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EV charging stations in Georgia Current status: 216 stations,
472 charging outlets Locations: Downtown areas State Routes and
Interstates Sources: www.afdc.energy.gov www.plugincars.com
Policy
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Source: www.plugshare.com Columbus Macon Augusta Savannah 160
miles 84 miles 107 miles 145 miles Ranges: Nissan Leaf: 84 miles
Tesla Roadstar: 200 miles Policy
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Policy Recommendations Potential locations: Workplace charging
Public access: Designated parking Visitor attraction Zoning codes:
Permitting process Maintenance 3 rd Party Risk Policy
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Acknowledgement Greg Crittenden, Metro Plug-In Don Francis,
Clean Cities Georgia Ben Echols, Georgia Power Charles Huling,
Strategic energy Institute, GT Ben Hill, Enterprise Innovation
Institute, GT Brian Stockton, City of Woodstock, GA Ruthie Norton,
City of Atlanta, GA