Multi-stakeholder perspectives for transport electrification: A review on placement and scheduling of electric vehicle charging infrastructure

In promoting transport electrification, addressing diverse stakeholder needs is vital for a balanced approach to placing and scheduling Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS). This paper highlights stakeholder-centric challenges for implementing and scheduling public charging infrastructures. To account for stakeholders' perspectives, it investigates the significance of assigning variable weightage to different stakeholders in optimizing the placement and scheduling of charging stations. This paper examines stakeholder priorities by selecting various features and assessing each stakeholder's contribution to those features in the context of placement and scheduling challenges. By analyzing relevant case studies focusing on stakeholder engagement, charger types, studied networks, and installation locations, this study presents multi-stakeholder-driven optimal allocation and scheduling strategies for charging infrastructures and practical implications. The findings reveal a predominant focus on distribution networks and EVCS owners in placement and scheduling strategies, with limited attention to other stakeholders. Also, around 80 percent of recent studies emphasize urban and highway networks, often validated in test networks, highlighting the need for real network validation, particularly in suburban and remote areas. Furthermore, the paper explores future perspectives on EVCS placement and scheduling, offering valuable insights to policymakers, industry professionals, and researchers addressing emerging research issues in transport decarbonization.