The Future of Petrol Stations in an Electric Vehicle (EV) World—How Can Cities in Southeast Asia (SEA) Analyse, Re-evaluate and Re-purpose Their Petrol Stations
摘要
There is growing importance and spotlight on decarbonising the transport sector. However, with ambitious targets for the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) planned, Southeast Asian cities have much to do to maximise their transition. Due to the lack of studies looking into the detailed planning and design considerations of repurposing existing petrol stations in the EV transition, this research investigated the options available to transition petrol stations using three case studies across Southeast Asia namely Singapore, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur. The research first assessed if petrol stations within an urban area can be categorized into clusters which would allow for similar repurposing approaches to be applied. To identify clusters, four geospatial criteria were defined, Residential Urban Form (RUF), Commercial and Business Urban Form (CUF), Accessibility to Strategic Routes (ASR) and Overall Road Density (ORD). The clustering method was then deployed to a city’s petrol stations portfolio to identify typologies. The research then went a step further and developed three repurposing design options. These options spanned the full range of transport and land use focuses in an EV world from a transport focused EV charging hub; a mixed use hub with EV charging, and an option no longer requiring a transport function in the future so the land is fully repurposed. The design options were then applied to real case study locations in clusters in each city to explain how transition options can be deployed practically. The research can help guide cities in analysing, re-evaluating and repurposing their existing assets.