Abstract:

Studying electric-vehicle public-charging choices is an important aspect of accelerating electric-vehicle adoption. Policymakers, vehicle manufacturers, and charging service providers would benefit from knowing what incentives there are for current and potential customers to charge their electric cars in public places. The academic and grey literature has now matured to a point where a critical synthesis of the current state of knowledge is necessary. To fulfil this, this review provides a synthesis and critical discussion of the most up-to-date evidence on public charging choices based on which a conceptual framework to match choices and their determinants is devised. Research gaps and further empirical evidence required in this area, as these emerged from this review, include better understanding of the temporal patterns of public charging, users’ preferences for different types of charging locations, payment models and payment methods.