This project aims to initiate ubiquitous charging infrastructure on campus to support Illinois students using electric vehicles (EVs), e-bikes, and e-scooters. The project will achieve multiple objectives. First, we will collect data to estimate current ownership, travel patterns, and charging needs for students using EVs, ebikes, and e scooters. These data and information will also be useful for future student-related planning and development. Second, we will conduct modeling and data analysis to support installation of charging infrastructure units on campus, and recommend affordable and equitable pricing strategies. These charging units are designed to both provide energy access and monitor energy use by students. Third, the planned pilot installation task should result in 50-100 charging boxes for EVs, e-bikes and e-scooters in existing parking facilities and a few powered canopies on campus. Follow-up analysis of the observed use patterns (with recruited volunteer participants) of these charging facilities will be conducted to evaluate user responses and assess operational feasibility for long-term and expanded deployments.

This proposal directly funds the following. See approved budget for details.
1. Supplies and Hardware for 70 Charging Recepticles 2. Wages for Undergrad Hourly Students and GRAs 3. F&S Labor and Materials