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This call for papers has been extended to June 30th, 2019:


Call for papers for a virtual special issue at Transportation Research Part D on the Topic: “Role of Infrastructure to Enable and Support Electric Drive Vehicles”

Electric drive (e-drive) vehicles (plug-in electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric) are being supported by governments around the world to promote the transition towards a sustainable transportation future. However, the adoption of e-drive vehicles is conditional on the availability of an extensive and reliable network of refuelling/recharging infrastructure and policies to support its deployment. This infrastructure not only supports e-drive vehicle ownership and operation, but also enables integration opportunities between vehicles and the energy supply sector, especially the power grid. Over the past decade, a substantial amount of infrastructure has been deployed, especially for plug-in electric vehicles, and important advances have been made in modeling and analysis of infrastructure deployment.

This special issue solicits contributions to explore the role of infrastructure to enable and support the market transformation to e-drive, including environmental and energy transition issues, the role of public policy, and the synergies between infrastructure, vehicles and the power grid, and between connectivity and automation and e-drive. We welcome submissions related to analysis, optimization, planning and evaluation of charging and hydrogen fueling infrastructure to support public and private, passenger and freight modes. We especially welcome analytical and modeling studies focusing on refueling/recharging infrastructure siting, planning and assessment and related policies and the inter-relationships between infrastructure and market acceptance of e-drive vehicles. We also welcome review articles that describe the current state of the art in the aforementioned areas.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  *   Value and role of refueling/recharging infrastructure on vehicle adoption, including willingness to pay and role in market acceptance of e-drive vehicles
  *   Siting of refueling/recharging stations (methodologies and/or case studies)
  *   Assessment of synergies between e-drive recharging/refueling infrastructure and connected, automated vehicles
  *   Environmental and energy transition issues related to recharging/refueling infrastructure
  *   Vehicle-to-grid integration opportunities (energy and environmental) enabled by charging stations or hydrogen fuel production
  *   Policy analyses to support alternative fueling/charging infrastructure deployment and market transformation

Timeline:

You are welcome to submit your papers between November 2018 and June 30, 2019. We aim to offer feedback in approximately three months after submission and authors are expected to submit final revised manuscripts within three months of receiving comments.

This issue will be a virtual special issue. This means that your paper will appear in the next regular issue of the journal after it is accepted. After all papers are accepted, guest editors will compile a virtual issue on the journal website.

For an example of virtual issues, visit https://www.journals.elsevier.com/applied-soft-computing/news/virtual-special-issue-vsi-introduction


Submission Method:

All submissions must be original and may not be under review by any other journals. All manuscripts will be submitted via the Transportation Research Part D (TRD) online submission system. Authors should indicate that the paper is submitted for consideration for publication in this special issue. Author Guidelines: https://www.elsevier.com/journals/transportation-research-part-d-transport-and-environment/1361-9209/guide-for-authors


When choosing Manuscript “Article Type” during the submission procedure, click “SI: EV Infrastructure”, otherwise your submission will be handled as a regular manuscript.

All submitted papers should address significant issues pertinent to the themes of this issue and fall within the scope of Transportation Research: Part D. Criteria for acceptance include originality, contribution, and scientific merit. All manuscripts must be written in English with high scientific writing standards.

Acceptance for publication will be based on referees’ and editors’ recommendations following a standard peer review process.


All submissions and inquiries should be directed to the attention of guest editors:

Matteo Muratori, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>

David Greene, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>



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Robert B. Noland
Distinguished Professor of Transportation Planning and Policy
Director, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center
Director, PhD Program in Planning and Public Policy
Co-Editor in Chief, Transportation Research part D (Transport and Environment)
E.J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Rutgers University
33 Livingston Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
phone: 848-932-2859

http://vtc.rutgers.edu/
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