Your initial research idea and your current research idea. If there are changes, tell us how they are different and why. What led you to change your focus?

My original research idea was around electronic vehicles and I’m keeping that general idea, but I want to research now more about charging options for electronic vehicles.  The company I work for, Kiewit, is joining up with the Department of Transportation in Michigan in a pilot program that will create a mile stretch of road that provides charge for electronic vehicles by simply driving over it.  I want to focus on new innovative ways to involve charging for the upcoming expansion of electronic vehicles, including this in-road option.

What do you want to find out in your research area?

• • This should be a general research question. You will continue to refine it as we continue.
  • Post one main question you currently plan to investigate, but also post a secondary question that could also provide useful or interesting.

As stated above, my general research question will be what current innovative ideas for ways are to charge electronic vehicles are being researched and implemented recently.  A specific question to investigate is what is the future of the process of charging capacities to be built into roads.

Have you already found research related to your idea? If so, what is that research?

• • Provide a narrative in-text citation referring to related research you have already found.
  • Provide a reference list at the end of your post with any research you found.
  • You can use ZotZero for this, but be sure to check the program’s work, just as you would check grammar suggestions from Word or Grammarly.

I will research top charging innovations, trends, issues, and how the trend of green energy impacts these changes in charging and electronic vehicles.  According to my research some of the types of new, innovative charging systems include wireless, pop-up EV chargers, roadside street EV car charging cabinets, lamp post EV charging points, self-heating batteries, and electric roads (Johde 2021).  Some issues with expanding EV’s include the fact that Electric vehicles (EVs) remain more costly than gasoline fueled vehicles over their useful life (Lee, Clark 2018).  The green transport revolution is going to take hold soon and according to the article, Six electric vehicle charging innovations that could be crucial to green transport revolution, “by 2030, the IEA estimates there will be 250 million EVs on the world’s roads, with an average of 44 million sold each year. Such forecasts are backed by the steady growth already witnessed in recent years – EV stock grew from fewer than 500,000 in 2013 to more than five million in 2018 – and growing investment from the automotive industry in manufacturing zero-emission cars.” (Robinson 2020)

Jhode. (Aug. 3, 2021.) Top Six charging innovations for electric vehicles. https://www.einfochips.com/blog/top-six-charging-innovations-for-electric-vehicles/. EInfochips.

Lee, A. Clark. (Sept. 2018) Charging the Future: Challenges and Opportunities for Electric Vehicle Adoption. https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/files/energyconsortium/files/rwp18-026_lee_1.pdf Harvard Kennedy School.

(June 2020) Innovations and Trends in Electric Vehicle Charging System. https://3emobil.com/charge-tech/innovations-and-trends-in-electric-vehicle-charging-system/ . 3Emobil.

Robinson. (April 2020) Six electric vehicle charging innovations that could be crucial to green transport revolution. https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/features/electric-vehicle-charging-innovations/. NSEnergy Business.

Use Peruse Forsyth Library Databases and/or our library guide to identify at least three databases you could use to begin your search for related research.

• • To ensure full credit, be sure to explain why you think these three databases would be the best ones to begin with.

Austin’s plug in everywhere data will allow me to see data on this type of charging option to make an analysis on whether it is a good option for the future of electronic vehicles. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/plug-in-everywhere-charging-station-network

Data on overall trends in vehicle registrations by vehicle type (car vs. truck), fuel type, and model year showing the changes in adoption trends over time and average fuel economies. This will help me predict the need for innovation in charging options for vehicles.

https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/city-and-county-vehicle-inventories-f07a0

The catalog choice below provides information on Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Stations to make prediction on availability on supplies needed for charging electronic vehicles.

https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/evse-stations