City of Carmel Electric Vehicle Charging

Project Description: The City of Carmel has deployed eight (8) public Electric Vehicle (EV) Chargers located in three (3) public parking garages for testing and research. The City has added electrical infrastructure in 2023 that allows it to deploy up to thirty (30) dedicated EV charging spots in Civic Square parking garage. The city is still in the early phase of reviewing street charging solutions.

Project Status: Planned

Project Stakeholders:

• City of Carmel
• Travelers

Project Service Packages:

• ST05: Electric Charging Stations Management (City of Carmel Electric Vehicle Charging)

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
actuate secure payment	Vehicles	Carmel Vehicle Charging Stations	Planned
current charging status	Carmel Vehicle Charging Stations	Vehicles	Planned
electric charging services inventory	Carmel Engineering Department Operations	Vehicles	Planned
electric charging station information	Carmel Vehicle Charging Stations	Carmel Engineering Department Operations	Planned
vehicle charging profile	Vehicles	Carmel Vehicle Charging Stations	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• Carmel Engineering Department Operations - TIC Travel Services Information and Reservation
• 7: The center shall provide electric charging station information identifying the location, operating hours, current availability, charging capacity and standards supported, access restrictions, and rates/fee structure for each station to travelers.


• Carmel Vehicle Charging Stations - Electric Charging Station Management
• 3: The field element shall provide charging station information, including location, operating hours, current availability, charging capacity and standards supported, access restrictions, and rates/fee structure, to traveler information systems.


• Vehicles - Light Vehicle Electric Charging Assist
• 1: Vehicle shall provide the operational status of the electrical system, the charging capacity and charging rate for the vehicle, and % charge complete to an electric charging station.


• Vehicles - Light Vehicle Payment Service
• 5: The vehicle shall provide payment information on request under control of the vehicle owner/operator.
• 7: The vehicle shall receive and present to the vehicle operator the actual cost of vehicle electric charge.

Standards:

• (None-Data) - Secure Internet (ITS)
• (None-Data) - Secure Wireless Internet (ITS)
• Proprietary Data - Proprietary Comm

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Travelers
• Enable and use in-vehicle secure payment application or services for payment of electic vehicle charging transactions when available.


• City of Carmel
• Deploy and operate electric charging stations.

Regional Objectives from the Metropolitan Plan:

• 8. To minimize negative impacts of the transportation system on the natural environment.
• 8B. Support projects that improve air quality.

Last Updated: 2/7/2024

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