The Roles of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Internet of Electric Vehicles

With the advancement of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models, their capability to generate content is seeing significant enhancement, leading to widespread applications in the field of data generation and forecasting. Furthermore, GenAI has strong capabilities in data modeling and analysis, which enhances Internet of electric vehicles (IoEV) applications in various aspects. In this paper, we investigate and survey applications of GenAI in the IoEV. Specifically, we categorize GenAI for IoEV into four different layers namely, EV's battery layer, individual electric vehicle (EV) layer, smart grid with EV layer, and security layer. We first introduce various GenAI techniques used in each layer of IoEV applications. Subsequently, public datasets available for training the GenAI models are summarized. Finally, we provide recommendations for future directions. This survey not only categorizes the applications of GenAI in IoEV across different layers but also serves as a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners by highlighting the design and implementation challenges within each layer. Furthermore, it provides a roadmap for future research directions, enabling the development of more robust and efficient IoEV systems through the integration of advanced GenAI techniques.