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@article{Wieberneit:2026:10.1109/ACCESS.2026.3653621,
author = {Wieberneit, F and Crisostomi, E and Quinn, A and Shorten, R},
doi = {10.1109/ACCESS.2026.3653621},
journal = {IEEE Access},
pages = {10552--10567},
title = {Optimal Battery Sizing for Urban Electric Vehicles: Balancing Purchase Cost and Charging Inconvenience},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2026.3653621},
volume = {14},
year = {2026}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - Electric vehicles (EVs) are central to sustainable mobility systems. The optimal dimensioning of their batteries, however, is a topic of ongoing research. Large battery capacities may provide superior convenience, but this benefit is mediated by the available charging infrastructure and must be weighed against increased cost and mass. This paper introduces a quantitative framework to identify privately optimal EV battery capacities in urban settings, by jointly optimizing upfront vehicle cost and charging inconvenience cost. For this purpose, we: 1) derive a closed form surrogate model for charging inconvenience as a function of EV, user, and infrastructure characteristics, improving on existing studies by explicitly incorporating charging-related detours and infrastructure congestion effects; 2) demonstrate, through simulation and analytical models in abstract as well as realistic (Paris) scenarios, how charging inconvenience is jointly shaped by battery capacity and charging infrastructure; 3) introduce an optimization framework to determine privately optimal battery capacities; and 4) show how optimal battery capacities can be influenced through strategic investments in charging infrastructure and tax/incentive policies. The proposed framework can be used to identify optimal battery capacities in a given charging environment, but also to estimate the convenience benefits of charging infrastructure investments, providing a nuanced framework for optimizing the design of cost-effective, convenient and sustainable EV systems.
AU - Wieberneit,F
AU - Crisostomi,E
AU - Quinn,A
AU - Shorten,R
DO - 10.1109/ACCESS.2026.3653621
EP - 10567
PY - 2026///
SP - 10552
TI - Optimal Battery Sizing for Urban Electric Vehicles: Balancing Purchase Cost and Charging Inconvenience
T2 - IEEE Access
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2026.3653621
VL - 14
ER -
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