Electric Vehicles Limit Equitable Access to Essential Services During Blackouts

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Essus, Yamil, Rachunok, Benjamin
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 23.02.2024
• Subjects: Electric vehicles; Geographical distribution; Households; Tradeoffs; Vehicle-to-grid

Electric vehicles (EVs) link mobility and electric power availability, posing a risk of making transportation unavailable during blackouts. We develop a computational framework to quantify the impact of EVs on mobility and access to services and find that existing access issues are exacerbated by EV...