Smart integrated transport and energy systems need to interact with end users to enable the exploitation of demand flexibility. New research shows that relying on assumptions about user behaviour, rather than on data-based empirical models, inflates the benefits of smart-charging programmes.
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Daina, N. Modelling the user variable. Nat Energy 3, 88–89 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-018-0091-6
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