| Electric Vehicle Behaviour in DisastersPoster presentation covering the state of research and goals for discrete choice modeling to represent the behavior of EV users in disaster scenarios. Models made from survey responses obtained from respondents at high risk of wildfires within Alberta and British Columbia. Included descriptive statistics and preliminary results from the research obtained up to the date of the presentation. University of Alberta | Activity | 2024-03-14 | Mohammad Hossein Babaei, Wong, S. |
| Systematic Review of Electric Vehicles, Resilience, and EvacuationsPoster presentation held at the TRB annual meeting over 3 days. Showcased the state of existing research on electric vehicle (EV) resilience during disasters and user behavior in these scenarios. Due to travel and visa limitations, the presentation was completed by Dr. Wong in Mohammad’s absence. University of Alberta | Activity | 2024-01-09 | Mohammad Hossein Babaei, Wong, S. |
| Systematic Review of Electric Vehicles, Resilience, and EvacuationsPoster presentation covering the literature review conducted as part of the research project. Outlined the landscape of existing research on the subject of EV resilience in disasters for attendees and stakeholders at the event. University of Alberta | Activity | 2024-03-14 | Mohammad Hossein Babaei, Wong, S. |
| Power your house with your carA presentation at the Telus World of Science to help teach curious passersby a little bit about the research that takes place under Future Energy Systems initiatives. These presentations were geared mainly towards 5-15-year-old audiences and included a mockup demo that attempted to explain the overarching theme of the research to young kids. | Activity | 2023-07-08 | Mohammad Hossein Babaei |
| Power your house with your carPresentation including demos and mockups geared at all audiences to make the research more accessible and understandable to the general public. Geared at audiences of all ages and included demo mockups to help explain concepts more generally. | Activity | 2023-07-29 | Mohammad Hossein Babaei |
| When the Grid Goes Dark: Can Electric Cars Save the Day in a Disaster?Public hour-long talk at the Edmonton Public Library followed up by questions from the audience. Covered the purpose, value, and goals of the research in a slideshow presentation hosted by FES as part of their Energy Talks series. University of Alberta | Activity | 2024-02-21 | Mohammad Hossein Babaei, Wong, S. |
| Systematic Review of Electric Vehicles, Resilience, and EvacuationsDisasters significantly impact communities, often require large-scale evacuations, and damage key infrastructure (e.g., power, transportation). With growing electric vehicle (EV) adoption and electrification of transportation, governments and utilities may face significant power challenges during a disaster, especially during the evacuation stage. Low states-of-charge, sporadic charging infrastructure, or power outages could significantly hamper safe and effective evacuations. Yet, EVs also offer possible resilience benefits to emergency response by more easily charging electronics (e.g., mobile phones, radios, vital medical equipment) or sending power back to the grid through vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. To understand this dichotomy, this paper focuses on the use cases, benefits, and drawbacks of EVs in disasters and evacuations through a systematic review of current literature, reports, and sources. Overall, this review discovered EVs show promise as modes of transportation and mobile energy supply units during disasters and emergencies. However, crucial challenges such as charging infrastructure locations, upfront cost of resilience technologies, and user behavior remain understudied. We recommend that more dedicated research, evaluation programs, and demonstrations be conducted to overcome EV shortcomings and guide more realistic implementation of EV benefits. University of Alberta | Publication | 2024-01-01 | Mohammad Hossein Babaei, Wong, S. |
| Electric Vehicles and Disaster MitigationSource: Alberta Motor Association
In this episode of the EV Life podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Stephen Wong, assistant professor at the University of Alberta in Transportation Engineering. Stephen shares some insights into research his team is working on around the use of electric vehicles in disasters, including evacuation equity and power management. University of Alberta | Publication | 2023-10-23 | Wong, S. |
