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Literature Review on Pavements and Electric Vehicle Interaction: A Research Roadmap

UCD-ITS-RP-23-98

Journal Article

UC Pavement Research Center

Suggested Citation:
Mattinzioli, Thomas, Ali A. Butt, John T. Harvey (2023) Literature Review on Pavements and Electric Vehicle Interaction: A Research Roadmap. Transportation Research Part D 122

The electrification of vehicle fleets will play a major role in reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. This paradigm shift for both passenger and heavy vehicles, coupled with changing mobility and freight trends, will require a change in current understanding of pavement design and management. This paper synthesizes the impacts of increasing electric vehicles (EVs) and mobility trends on pavements, in order to produce a 25-year research roadmap. From the literature review conducted, three principal pavement-EV interaction knowledge gaps were identified: 1) effect of EVs and upcoming mobility trends on pavement degradation, 2) pavement-EV energy loss mechanisms, and 3) effect of pavement on EV operating costs and battery life and associated environmental impacts. From the results of this study, a research roadmap is proposed to better understand these issues and develop solutions for the key challenges expected over the next 25 years.

Key words: electric vehicles, critical review, research roadmap, pavement