1. Introduction

With the broader deployment of transportation electrification, there is an increasing need to adapt fast-charging solutions to reduce charging time while improving energy efficiency. This book discusses concepts, analysis, and solutions for fast-charging infrastructures toward transportation electrification in smart cities. The book will discuss transitioning of transportation technologies and infrastructures. Requirements of fast-charging technologies will be analyzed and used to design fast-charging stations in view of demand profiles. Fast-charging solutions will be discussed for electric vehicles (EVs), electric buses (e-buses), electric trucks (e-trucks), electric railways, and marine transportation electrification. The book will explain mobile fast-charging infrastructures’ design and operation aspects. Due to different weather conditions, fast-charging infrastructures should support extreme cold weather and harsh environment. Design and operation approaches will be discussed to implement fast-charging infrastructures in harsh environment and during emergencies. The recent development of autonomous transportation opened the door for further analysis about fast-charging infrastructures for autonomous transportation. Discussions will be covered about the electric wheel, which is one of the valuable technologies that can enhance transportation electrification. Hybrid energy systems with nuclear-renewable integration will be explained to support fast-charging stations. Planning of fast-charging infrastructures will be elaborated and linked to deployment strategies. In order to ensure profitable projects of fast-charging infrastructures, lifecycle cost analysis will be discussed.