This $149,786 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports research into the placement of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and their broader social and economic impacts. The project integrates computational social science, urban resilience, behavioral science, and complex systems modeling to optimize the deployment of EV charging infrastructure in a way that boosts the economic...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports collaborative research to study the placement of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and their broader impacts on community mobility, business resilience, and social equity. The $150,271 award to Northeastern University aims to develop an optimization and visualization platform to help policymakers and businesses evaluate EV charging station...
This $449,943 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports a collaborative research project titled "Planning for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure - Strengthening American Infrastructure (SAI)." The project, led by New York University (NYU), aims to understand the broader social and economic impacts of electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) placement on community mobility, social...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the University of Colorado-Denver under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program. This 3-year research project explores how electric vehicles (EVs) can be integrated with the electric grid to address power outages, reduce energy costs, and create a more sustainable energy system. The award supports four research thrusts: 1) developing pricing mechanisms and institutional arrangements to promote...
This $199,933 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports research to develop an interaction-aware management framework to improve the efficiency and sustainability of electric vehicle (EV) transportation systems and power grids. The key components of the project include: A multi-agent reinforcement learning control model for power systems to dynamically adjust electricity prices and...
This $549,999 National Science Foundation award under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) supports research from September 2022 through August 2025 to develop an energy justice framework and assessment tools for evaluating the impacts of electric vehicle deployment on electricity infrastructure and consumers. George Mason University is the primary awardee and will collaborate with Syracuse University on specific tasks. The project team will design metrics and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded a $698,978 Project Grant to Clemson University on October 1, 2023. This 3-year grant will fund research to develop effective solutions for the management of electric vehicle (EV) fast charging stations that reduce operating costs, shorten queuing time, and lessen battery degradation. The project aims to apply dynamic systems, control, and optimization techniques to derive new charging...
This $357,720 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program will fund a study examining the impact of learning-by-doing and government actions on the global electric vehicle (EV) battery industry. The study will compile comprehensive data on EV sales, prices, attributes, and battery suppliers across 13 leading EV markets. The researchers will then develop a structural model to assess how battery costs evolve...
The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $149,999 Project Grant to the University of Houston System to support the "PILOT FOR EQUITABLE ELECTRIC MOBILITY: SMART CHARGING, SMART PARKING, AND METRO PASS SYSTEM" project. Funded under the NSF Engineering (47.041) program, which seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through engineering research and education, this project will develop and pilot test technologies...
This $395,896 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at Purdue University to develop the conceptual and algorithmic foundations for grid-responsive electrified transportation systems. The overarching goal is to enable monetization of the spatiotemporal flexibility in electric vehicle (EV) charging loads to provide valuable grid services, thereby accelerating the decarbonization of both transportation and...