An AI-powered integrated management model for a sustainable electric vehicle charging infrastructure

D’Ulizia, A, D’Andrea, A, Pirrone, M and Su, D ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9541-8869, 2026. An AI-powered integrated management model for a sustainable electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Sustainability, 18 (7): 3257. ISSN 2071-1050

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Abstract

The rapid increase of electric mobility is challenging the deployment design and operation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in a scalable, sustainable, operationally reliable, and regulation-compliant manner. Although advances in both digitization and artificial intelligence in recent years have made smarter charging solutions possible, today’s approaches tend to concentrate on individual technical parts without considering holistic views. This paper introduces an AI-driven integrated management model for sustainable EV charging infrastructures, composed of four interconnected layers, namely, Eco-Design, Digital Tools, Risk Management, and Governance. In particular, each layer focuses on specific aspects of functionality, including environmentally friendly design decisions, digital monitoring capabilities, proactive risk reduction, and strategic coordination. Compared with existing approaches that address isolated technical or operational aspects, the proposed model provides an integrated, multi-layer architecture that unifies eco-design, digital intelligence, risk management and governance, offering a more holistic and scalable foundation for sustainable EV charging infrastructures. It represents the conceptual output of a structured integration of existing technologies, design principles and governance needs. Considering that fragmented, solution-specific advances are reduced by including interdependencies between layers, the model allows us to better integrate technical operations, resilience mechanisms and sustainability goals. The model is theoretical and offers a scalable point of reference for researchers, as well as infrastructure operators and politicians.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Sustainability
Creators:	D’Ulizia, A., D’Andrea, A., Pirrone, M. and Su, D.
Publisher:	MDPI AG
Date:	April 2026
Volume:	18
Number:	7
ISSN:	2071-1050
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.3390/su18073257 DOI 2600321 Other
Rights:	© 2026 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
Record created by:	Melissa Cornwell
Date Added:	31 Mar 2026 10:18
Last Modified:	31 Mar 2026 10:18
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/55494

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