As electric vehicle (EV) adoption grows, the need for a strategic, data-driven approach to charging infrastructure has never been more urgent.
Where are EV charging stations placed? How far apart are they from each other? The placement of EV charging stations today will define how convenient and efficient the transportation network will become. INRIX is uniquely positioned to inform where, what types, and how many charging stations should be deployed.
Using INRIX Products for EV Infrastructure Planning
EV site selection involves identifying optimal locations for charging stations based on traffic patterns, accessibility, vehicle dwell times, and infrastructure feasibility. INRIX offers a suite of products that help identify high-demand locations for vehicles and commercial fleets, as well as ensure accessibility and support equitable access.
Identifying High-Demand Locations
- Trip Analytics: Provides anonymized origin-destination (O-D) matrices, and trip distances, for passenger and commercial vehicles, snapped to OSM Way IDs (road segments). This identifies high-traffic routes and key areas where vehicles stop (e.g., retail centers for passenger EVs, logistics hubs for commercial EVs), indicating potential charging demand. Spatial clustering or Points of Interest (POI) data can map trip endpoints to specific locations.
- Volume Profiles: Delivers traffic volume data (vehicles per hour) per XDS segment, highlighting high-traffic corridors suitable for charging stations. Leverage Volume Profiles on XDS to prioritize high-traffic corridors (e.g., urban highways, freight routes) where EVs are likely to need charging due to frequent travel.
Trip Analytics combined with Volume Profiles can be used to identify freight hubs, ports, or airports with dense commercial vehicle activity for depot-based chargers.
Optimizing for Commercial Fleets
- INRIX Truck Parking: Utilize INRIX Truck Parking’s Google geometry to place heavy-duty EV chargers at truck stops, rest areas, or depots with high commercial vehicle dwell times, ensuring precise location data for fleet charging needs.
Ensuring Accessibility and Reliability
- INRIX Real Time Speeds and Speed Profiles: Provides current and historical speeds (e.g., 15-minute bins, day of week) per XDS segment, indicating congestion levels and travel patterns that influence charger placement.
Tailoring Charger Types:
- Speed Distribution Profile: Offers speed variability per XDS segment, helping assess driving conditions (e.g., stop-and-go vs. steady speeds), informing whether fast chargers (for high-energy routes) or slower chargers (for long dwell times) are needed.
- INRIX Speed Archive: Supplies long-term historical speed trends for forecasting future traffic patterns and charger demand. This is valuable to stay relevant as EV adoption grows.
Public planners and private companies can use INRIX data to develop charging networks that are both efficient and equitable. Providing real-time accurate data makes the difference and where INRIX excels. INRIX enables data-driven EV infrastructure planning that powers progress for everyone. To learn more visit inrix.com/products/trip-analytics/ or inrix.com/products/volume.