Increasing the rate of electric vehicle uptake with optimal infrastructure investments

采用电动汽车（EV）与更清洁的电网相结合，将大大减少碳排放。鉴于我们正在与时间赛跑，必须对如何加快这一进程进行各种考虑。各国政府已表示愿意通过各种形式的补贴使电动汽车在价格上具有竞争力。下一个最大的障碍是缺乏充电基础设施。这是一个设施选址问题，旨在最大限度地提高电动汽车的采用率，并有一系列限制，这些限制决定了消费者在选择电动汽车时需要感到舒适的充电可用性水平。这个博士项目将开发新的方法来模拟电动汽车采用的动态以及充电基础设施对该国电网的影响。

The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) for transport combined with a cleaner electrical grid will substantially reduce carbon emissions. Given that we are in a race against time, it is imperative that every consideration is made in regard to how to accelerate this process. Governments have shown a willingness to make EVs competitive on price through various forms of subsidy. The next most significant barrier is the lack of charging infrastructure. This is a facility location problem that seeks to maximise EV adoption rates with a range of constraints that govern what level of charging availability consumers need to feel comfortable in opting for an EV. This PhD project will develop new ways to model the dynamics for EV adoption and theimpacts of charging infrastructure on the country's electricity grid.