Advances in Electric Vehicle Technologies, Charging Methods, Standards and Optimization Techniques

Dear Colleagues,

The world is facing pressure from global environmental concerns associated with climate change. The number and proportion of electric vehicles (EVs) have been rapidly increasing in recent years, with many countries and regions setting aggressive EV development goals of even 100%. The development of EVs not only has a positive effect on reducing fossil energy consumption and lowering carbon emissions, but also facilitates most countries in moving towards sustainable, reliable, efficient, economic, and green energy resources. However, we must note that as the number of EVs increases, problems such as shortages in charging stations, long charging time, low charging speed, low utilization of charging facilities, and low economy are gradually emerging. To ensure the momentum of EVs, the extensive construction and efficient utilization of EV charging facilities is necessary. This includes not only the EV technologies themselves but also the exploration of new charging methods and research into new charging technologies.

This Special Issue will address the latest technological developments in electric vehicle charging technology. The main topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

• Integration of EV charging network with smart grids;
• Impacts of EV charging networks;
• Analysis of EV charging behaviors;
• Optimal planning of EV charging;
• Optimal charging strategies for EVs;
• Fast charging technology (extreme fast charging, ultra-high-volume charging, ChaoJi, etc.);
• EV with autonomous driving;
• Cyber-physical systems in EV charging;
• Integration of EV with intelligent transportation systems and smart cities;
• Cyber security, privacy, and data management in EV charging;
• Operation study of EV charging;
• Smart charging;
• Standardization of EV charging.

Dr. Longfei Wei
Dr. Xi Chen
Guest Editors

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