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Replica for
EV Charging Infrastructure

Replica provides customers with data on who owns EVs, where they are driving, and for what purpose. In combination with Replica's additional insight on overall travel patterns, demographics, and land use, customers have unique ability to plan effective, efficient, and equitable investments in EV infrastructure.

Replica offers more than just trip data or origin-destination pairs. With a Replica subscription, customers can see who owns EVs, where they are traveling, and why, without compromising personal privacy.

Only Replica offers the level of granular detail needed to enable you to develop an EV charging siting strategy tailored to the specific needs of your region and residents.

Equity Analysis

Leverage income and demographic filters to better serve disadvantaged communities.

Origin-Destination

Meet drivers where they travel and identify gaps in your network.

VMT and Trip Distance

Understand where people do the most driving, why they travel, & how likely it is for those trips to be taken in an EV.

Land Use and Parking

Identify places with limited at-home charging, or an abundance of retail parking.

Analyses Replica Enables

With Replica data, it's possible to answer new questions about EV Infrastructure.

Planning for an equitable distribution of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations

Replica data can help governments right-size their EV infrastructure strategies for the communities they serve.  With the release of our new fuel type filter (Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) or Other Non-BEV) Replica data, with its comprehensive demographic and mobility data, can support equitable distribution of EV charging stations to serve low-income communities and communities of color.

Where EV chargers meet emergency management

As significant investments in EV charging networks are being made nationwide, the importance of emergency planning and evacuation routes remains paramount. The role of EV infrastructure during emergency weather events, along with the impacts of such events on EV infrastructure, is a central focus of discussion.

Where do EV trips start and end?
What are the demographics of the trip takers?

One advantage of using Replica’s mobility data is that travel patterns can be linked to the trip takers' socio-demographics. With the addition of the Vehicle Fuel Type filter, Replica makes it possible to analyze trips made by EVs and the transportation patterns of the EV trip takers .

Understand the roadways used by EVs and their share of overall traffic

Beyond understanding where EV owners live and their demographics, Replica also makes it possible to understand the roadways used by EVs and their share of overall traffic. This makes it possible to prioritize the siting of EV infrastructure to maximize convenient access and to capitalize on high-traffic EV routes, thereby supporting the continued growth of EV infrastructure. Additionally, this data can provide insight into EVs' wear patterns on the roadway network, which is essential for infrastructure planning and maintenance.

Where are vehicles spending the most time parked?

Calculate the time between trips for each modeled driver to understand where vehicles spend the longest average period of time parked (dwell time)

Identify areas with high trip volume and high average vehicle dwell time to optimize charging station siting and investment.

Calculate the share of EVs starting and ending their trips in a given area to further prioritize station siting in places with high trip volume, dwell time, and EV share

Electric Vehicles & Vehicle Miles Traveled

Replica provides customers with detailed information on who owns EVs, where they are driving, and why. We have created a tool providing summary statistics on vehicle-miles traveled per capita, and the breakdown of VMT by EVs and traditional vehicles.

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Use Cases

Replica has helped more than 150 customers across the United States make informed decisions to create stronger, more resilient, and more equitable places.

State of Florida

The federal government’s Electric Vehicle Charging Action Plan calls for a national network of 500,000 publicly accessible EV chargers in eight years. As of January 2022 there are almost 113,600. Florida has been crafting its Electric Vehicle Roadmap with hurricane evacuations in mind, weighing how to prioritize investments that can serve residents well on typical days and be useful during evacuations.

To better understand the state of access to existing and planned EV chargers along Florida’s evacuation routes, Replica mapped it out.

The map shows a one-mile buffer zone around the I-10 and I-75 evacuation routes, plus the locations of Florida’s DC fast chargers, which can provide a full charge in about 30 minutes, depending on the type of vehicle. Viewers can also toggle on layers to see the locations of slower EV chargers (Level 1 and Level 2) and geographies for disadvantaged communities as defined by the Justice40 initiative.

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LA County

Replica can be leveraged  to inform public policy–through an equity lens–regarding the siting of EV charging stations. The analysis focused on Los Angeles County, CA and included consideration for the accessibility of public EV chargers to low-income households and in areas with relatively high VMT per capita.

  • In this case study, Replica was used to Establish a nuanced understanding of public travel
  • Analyze considerations for Accessibility
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Illinois

Replica focused on the availability of DC Fast Chargers in Illinois relative to the travel patterns of residents in Disadvantaged Communities (DACs), based on the interim definition from USDOT.

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Oakland

Equitable EV Infrastructure Planning in Oakland . The Justice40 DACs are the census tracts that have been designated by the federal government to receive 40% of all infrastructure funding from the federal infrastructure bill. When it comes to siting EV infrastructure, we wanted to understand the travel behavior of these residents — not just their home locations. This data is useful for future planning purposes.

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Newburgh, NY

An equitable siting of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations includes consideration for not only serving areas with high population density (and/or areas with high trip densities) but also areas with low-income and minority residents. By leveraging Replica's seasonal data about both travel patterns and sociodemographics, it is possible to plan for an equitable distribution of EV charging stations in a municipality. This work was done in Newburgh, NY in conjunction with ICF and 511NY Rideshare. The team identified locations favorable for the installation of EV charging stations. They identified locations with the following characteristics:

  • High population density
  • Low-income
  • Proximity to municipal parking lots
  • High density of visitors

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Webinar

EV Infrastructure done right: Data for a new era in mobility

At this webinar we discussed:

  • How public agencies like New York City and the City of San Jose  are using data to site optimal EV charging stations
  • Details about Replica’s new EV ownership data and potential use cases
  • How to use 21st century data products to win NEVI grants, inform EV equity plans, and understand how EV ownership impacts local gas tax measures

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Webinar

EV Infrastructure & Equity: A Data-Driven Approach​

In this webinar we discussed:

  • A roundtable with Vinny Riscica from Arup, and Monisha Shah from the Joint Office of Energy & Transportation
  • The new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program, which will provide $5 billion of formula and discretionary funds over the next five years to strategically deploy EV charging infrastructure
  • How this plan must include how each state intends to comply with the federal government’s Justice 40 guidance ensuring program benefits reach disadvantaged communities.

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Case Studies

Replica has helped more than 150 customers across the United States make informed decisions to create stronger, more resilient, and more equitable places.
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Replica’s Comment Letter to FHWA.