Alexius Wadell  

Infrastructure’s Role in Paving the Way for EAchieving Equity in EV Charging Infrastructure 

Wadell’s work highlights critical disparities in EV infrastructure and provides strategies to ensure underserved areas aren’t left behind in the EV revolution.

Wadell examines the scaling behavior and geographic distribution of EV charging stations in the United States, revealing significant gaps in rural and underserved regions. Using urban scaling frameworks, Wadell demonstrates that charging stations scale sub-linearly with EV registrations, creating an infrastructure lag compared to gasoline stations. His work emphasizes the importance of equitable infrastructure expansion to ensure EV adoption is not limited to urban centers. By modeling scaling trends and identifying infrastructure needs, Wadell provides a roadmap for achieving parity with gasoline stations, addressing barriers to EV adoption in low-density and economically disadvantaged areas.