Title: EVCS site selection and alternative station proposal with GIS-based multi-criteria decision-making method

Authors: Ümmühan Nida Erol; Mustafa Göçken

Addresses: Department of Management Information Systems, Mersin University, Mersin, Türkiye ' Department of Industrial Engineering, Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University, Adana, Türkiye

Abstract: Electric vehicles (EVs) are environmentally friendly, as they do not use fuel and save gas. Although they have many advantages, such as almost zero emissions and lighter vehicle weight, their main disadvantage is the problems with charging. One of the solutions produced to deal with this problem is the approach to building new electric vehicle charging stations (EVCSs). In order to increase the use and development of EVs, it is necessary to choose the most suitable location for the battery stations and to establish the stations. Hence, this article employs a geographic information system (GIS)-based multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) approach to tackle the task of selecting EVCS locations. A four-stage solution approach was developed: 1) criteria research and decision on three main and nine sub-criteria; 2) determining the weights of criteria using the analytical hierarchy process (AHP); 3) creating a suitability map for site selection; 4) identifying and ranking alternative stations.

Keywords: electric vehicle; site selection; battery station.

DOI: 10.1504/IER.2025.147802

Interdisciplinary Environmental Review, 2025 Vol.24 No.3, pp.227 - 250

Received: 23 Dec 2024
Accepted: 12 May 2025
Published online: 01 Aug 2025 *

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