Reimagining E-mobility: A holistic business model for the electric vehicle charging ecosystem

Sidharth Sabyasachi; Arvind R. Singh; Revati Godse; Supriya Jaiswal; Mohit Bajaj; Ishan Srivastava; Vojtech Blazek; Lukas Prokop; Stanislav Misak

Alexandria Engineering Journal (Apr 2024)

Reimagining E-mobility: A holistic business model for the electric vehicle charging ecosystem

Sidharth Sabyasachi,
Arvind R. Singh,
Revati Godse,
Supriya Jaiswal,
Mohit Bajaj,
Ishan Srivastava,
Vojtech Blazek,
Lukas Prokop,
Stanislav Misak

Affiliations

Sidharth Sabyasachi: Department of Electrical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongbuk 38541, South Korea
Arvind R. Singh: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, AP, India; Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Hanjiang Normal University, Hubei Shiyan 442000, P. R. China
Revati Godse: Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore
Supriya Jaiswal: Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, India
Mohit Bajaj: Department of Electrical Engineering, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun 248002, India; Hourani Center for Applied Scientific Research, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan; Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun 248002, India; Applied Science Research Center, Applied Science Private University, Amman 11937, Jordan; Corresponding author at: Department of Electrical Engineering, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun 248002, India.
Ishan Srivastava: Department of Electrical Engineering, University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India
Vojtech Blazek: ENET Centre, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava 708 00, Czech Republic
Lukas Prokop: ENET Centre, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava 708 00, Czech Republic
Stanislav Misak: ENET Centre, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava 708 00, Czech Republic

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 93
pp. 236 – 258

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Nowadays business has shifted from product-centric to customer-centric due to the industrial revolution. As a result, the customer’s problem and experience need to be studied and inspected thoroughly to find solutions. Charging stations implementing different charging technologies are reinforced in various topographical locations. Varied charging methods, including AC slow charging, AC fast charging, DC level 1 charging, DC level 2 charging, wireless charging is implemented so far to reduce the charging time. Various business models are established and reported by researchers to support the EV ecosystem. This paper presents one such business model for an electric vehicle (EV) charging system. Design Thinking is one of the problem-solving approaches discussed here. How to tackle the charging issues by implementing different technologies is also discussed. Different phases of Design Thinking are used to find the possible solution to the problems faced by customers. Different groups of customers’ problems and how the proposed solution can fulfil a major group of customers’ needs are discussed here.

Published in Alexandria Engineering Journal

ISSN: 1110-0168 (Print); 2090-2670 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Egypt
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/alexandria-engineering-journal/

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