Sebastian Brulin, Tamon Toyooka, Lydia Fischer, Florian Kreuchauff, Tobias Rodemann, "Comparative Assessment of Swappable Battery Stations (SBEV) and Stationary Charging Stations (BEV) in Urban Electric Vehicle Networks: An Activity-Based Simulation Approach", EVTeC 2025, 2025.

This paper investigates the comparative performance of swappable battery stations (SBEV) and stationary charging stations (BEV) in urban electric vehicle networks using large-scale activity-based MATSim simulations to assess user behavior across various scenarios. Focusing on user and operator perspectives, we investigate the hypotheses that SBEVs offer shorter charging times for users, while operators benefit from lower infrastructure costs either at equal user capacity. Key variables include the number and location of stations, station slots, and charging capacity. A critical outcome is identifying break-off points where one solution outperforms the other, offering insights into optimal deployment conditions (e.g., station density, urban layout). These findings aim to operators in making data-driven decisions on EV infrastructure, contributing to efficient and resilient urban mobility systems.