Abstract
Due to environmental pollution and the ever-growing energy demand, there has been a shift from conventional vehicles toward electric vehicles (EVs). Public acceptance of EVs and their large-scale deployment raise the requirement for a fully operational charging infrastructure. Charging station (CS) planning for electric vehicles (EVs) for a region has become an important concern for urban planners to meet the escalating demand for EVs. There are diverse challenges and parameters concerned with finding an optimal placement and infrastructure planning for setting up charging stations for electric vehicles in a smart city. This chapter aims to provide a comprehensive review of some recent state-of-the-art proposals on this emerging research field. The core proposal presented in techniques are elaborated and the advantages and disadvantages of the proposals are unveiled. A comparison of the reviewed techniques is also depicted, and light is flashed on the future direction of research in this field.