Understanding Car Usage Patterns for V2G Integration: Insights from Dutch Travel Diaries

Simon Leu, Gonçalo Homem de Almeida Correia, Hans van Lint, Axel Leonhardt

2025

Abstract

Integrating renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, challenges grid stability due to their intermittent nature. Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology provides a promising solution by utilizing electric vehicles (EVs) as decentralized energy storage systems, enabling the storage of surplus energy during low demand and its release during peak demand. The effectiveness of V2G depends critically on car usage patterns. Data from the Netherlands Mobility Panel (MPN) of 2022, comprising travel diaries from 2,505 households, was analyzed to explore this. A methodology was developed to create car usage profiles based on parking durations and locations, distinguishing weekday and weekend patterns. The analysis shows that vehicles are predominantly parked at home, with weekday profiles reflecting work-related parking and weekend profiles highlighting increased leisure activity. Households with shared cars showed higher driving activity and shorter parking durations than households with a 1:1 car-to-license ratio or surplus vehicles. Six distinct car usage clusters were identified for weekdays and four for weekends.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Leu S., Correia G., van Lint H. and Leonhardt A. (2025). Understanding Car Usage Patterns for V2G Integration: Insights from Dutch Travel Diaries. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems - Volume 1: VEHITS; ISBN 978-989-758-745-0, SciTePress, pages 189-198. DOI: 10.5220/0013412500003941

in Bibtex Style

@conference{vehits25,
author={Simon Leu and Gonçalo Correia and Hans van Lint and Axel Leonhardt},
title={Understanding Car Usage Patterns for V2G Integration: Insights from Dutch Travel Diaries},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems - Volume 1: VEHITS},
year={2025},
pages={189-198},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013412500003941},
isbn={978-989-758-745-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems - Volume 1: VEHITS
TI - Understanding Car Usage Patterns for V2G Integration: Insights from Dutch Travel Diaries
SN - 978-989-758-745-0
AU - Leu S.
AU - Correia G.
AU - van Lint H.
AU - Leonhardt A.
PY - 2025
SP - 189
EP - 198
DO - 10.5220/0013412500003941
PB - SciTePress