Optimizing EV company fleet management in an energy district

In the context of the widespread of electrical vehicles and electrical company fleets, this paper investigates optimal strategies for scheduling the charging sessions in an energy district. Indeed, the adoption of charging stations and electric vehicles could dramatically impact the load profiles of private companies, nevertheless, there is an opportunity to consider the vehicle recharge flexible by design. For this reason, the paper shows an optimization model for managing the charging sessions and its application in a real energy district. The presented results were collected after simulating several configuration scenarios, main findings highlight benefits for the operators that could justify the adoption of these strategies on their fleets.