An integrated GIS, MIF, and TOPSIS approach for appraising electric vehicle charging station suitability zones in Mumbai, India

• Main Authors: Rane N.L., Achari A., Saha A., Poddar I., Rane J., Pande C.B., Roy R.
• Other Authors: 57219453239
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2024
• Subjects: Air pollution; Charging infrastructure; EVs; Geographic information system; Multi-criteria decision-making; Site selection; India; Maharashtra; Mumbai; Charging (batteries); Climate change; Decision making; Electric vehicles; Fossil fuels; Information systems; Information use; Charging infrastructures; Charging station; Electric vehicle charging; Factor weight; Geographical information; Multi criteria decision-making; Multicriteria decision-making; Multicriterion decision makings; Suitability index; Technique for order preference by similarities to ideal solutions; atmospheric pollution; decision making; electric vehicle; GIS; site selection; technology adoption; transportation infrastructure; Geographic information systems

Fossil fuels cause air pollution and climate change, impacting human health. Mumbai imports and spends heavily on petroleum. Therefore, to reduce the amount of fossil fuel and for mitigating environmental issues, the use of electric vehicles (EVs) is an effective solution. The first priority towards...