Electric Vehicle Automatic Parking (EVAP)

Lead Proponent

S2E Technologies Inc.

Project Background

The objective of this project was to provide clean and convenient transportation for a sustainable community in London Ontario’s West 5 community.

The project explored community-shared electric vehicles (EVs) and the integration of innovative technologies including robotics, wireless charging, autonomous vehicles automated parking towers and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging in an urban area.

Results

EVAP addressed barriers to EV adoption by validating convenient automated charging infrastructure, considered V2G and wireless charging technologies while addressing utility concerns regarding grid destabilization.

The project also advanced sensor and infrastructure technologies to enable autonomous EVs on private roads in a controlled environment.

Benefits to Canada

The project benefits Canadians, utilities and land developers by demonstrating the interoperability of autonomous EVs and automated parking infrastructure. Additional benefits to Canadians include reduced vehicle ownership through carsharing, reduced energy-use and GHG emissions from the use of electric vehicles and better land use by reducing parking infrastructure requirements.

Next Steps

• Continue R&D to expand the technological capabilities of the EVAP parking system
• Finalize approvals from regulatory authorities
• Commercialize the EVAP system for the Canadian market