Electric Vehicles are marking a revolution all around the world owing to their environmental
and socio-economical benefits. They are going to invade the vehicle market and automobile …

Electric vehicle penetration into the electrical networks is on upward trend across many
countries. EVs are also likely to bring with them associated infrastructure for charging into …

Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) will be an integral part of smart grids in the near future. This
paper studies the impacts of different PEV battery charging profiles on the performance of …

Modernization of the power grid to meet the growing demand requires significant amount of
operational, technological, and infrastructural overhaul. The Department of Energy's “Grid …

Currently the automotive sector is undergoing a major change. During the next years it is
expected that there will be a considerable increase in the numbers of Plug-in Hybrid Electric …

This research paper analyzes the potential impacts of the plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
(PHEV) on the Portuguese electric consumption profile. The plug-in vehicles will affect utility …

Over the past decade key technologies have progressed so that mass-market viable plug-in
electric vehicles (PEVs) are now set to reach the first of many major vehicle markets by …

Today the electricity systems and the transportation systems face a number of challenges
related to reliability, security and environmental sustainability. Electric transportation has …

Large-scale development of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) will have the most
direct impacts on the distribution grid. PHEV charging impacts to the distribution grid are …

Electric vehicles, no doubt, will bring in many benefits to the economy and to the
stakeholders concerned; however these will come at certain costs. Modern vehicles already …