victorian electric vehicle trial mid-term report - Department of Transport

The following quote supplied to thetrial discussion board at anearly stage of the public chargingnetwork roll-out sums up thedriver perspective:I got a list of public charging locationsfrom both ChargePoint and BetterPlace but didn’t actually use anyduring the trial as they didn’t prove tobe convenient to the places I went.Given the time required to be useful(probably min 1-2 hours), none endedup being close to the shops, cinemasor work where I spent any extendedtime – I would’ve had to change whereI went. Obviously this will change asmore get rolled out – I think it would begreat to be able to plug in at shoppingcentre or cinema for example.In terms of specific locations, thereare a range of indicators that may beuseful in ascertaining whether a siteis a good candidate for public charging(Luskin 2012):• Electric vehicles are already usingthe site or a nearby site• Customer/driver surveys revealan interest in electric vehiclesor intention to purchase anelectric vehicle• There is a higher-than-averageconcentration of hybrid vehiclesusing the site or a nearby site• The site user demographicsmatch those of people likelyto be interested in electricvehicles, such as higher levels ofeducational achievement, higherthan average household incomes,interest in new technology,environmentally-aware(refer also Section 4.2.1).Shoppingcentre/stripFriend's/relative'shouseNoneOther(Specify Q1D3o)Recreation facilityEducation facilityHospitality/entertainment0% 10% 20% 30% 40%Proportion of vehiclesFigure 46. Results from the 2012 trial household application to participate process in response to the question ‘What isthe most common parking location for each vehicle in your household other than home or work?’ (n = 2,200; DOT 2012c).CREATING A MARKET 89