eHUBs—Identifying the potential early and late adopters of shared electric mobility hubs

Environmental problems such as air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions are especially challenging in urban areas. Electric mobility in different forms may be a solution. While in recent years a major focus was put on private electric vehicles, e-mobility in public transport is already a very well-established and mature technology with a long history. The core objective of this paper is to analyze the economics of e-mobility in the Austrian capital of Vienna and the corresponding impact on the environment. In this paper, the historical developments, policy framework and scenarios for the future development of mobility in Vienna up to 2030 are presented. A major result shows that in an ambitious scenario for the deployment of battery electric vehicles, the total energy demand in road transport can be reduced by about 60% in 2030 compared to 2018. The major conclusion is that the policies, especially subsidies and emission-free zones will have the largest impact on the future development of private and public e-mobility in Vienna. Regarding the environmental performance, the most important is to ensure that a very high share of electricity used for electric mobility is generated from renewable energy sources.

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Complex systems applications to electric mobility and regional intermittent sources planning

Handbook of Energy Economics and Policy ◽

10.1016/b978-0-12-814712-2.00016-6 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 641-664

Author(s):

Angelo Facchini ◽

Antonio Scala

Keyword(s):

Complex Systems ◽

Electric Mobility

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Sustainable Electric Personal Mobility: The Design of a Wireless Charging Infrastructure for Urban Tourism

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13031270 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 1270

Author(s):

Sung Il Kwag ◽

Uhjin Hur ◽

Young Dae Ko

Keyword(s):

Public Transportation ◽

New Technologies ◽

Point Of View ◽

Urban Tourism ◽

Electric Mobility ◽

Wireless Charging ◽

Efficient Design ◽

Personal Mobility ◽

Charging Infrastructure ◽

Mobility System

Though new technologies have been applied in all industries, electric mobility technology using eco-friendly energy is drawing a great deal of attention. This research focuses on a personal electric mobility system for urban tourism. Some tourism sites such as Gyeongju, Korea, have broad spaces for tourists to walk around, but the public transportation system has been insufficiently developed due to economic reasons. Therefore, personal mobility technology such as electric scooters can be regarded as efficient alternatives. For the operation of electric scooters, a charging infrastructure is necessary. Generally, scooters can be charged via wires, but this research suggests an advanced electric personal mobility system based on wireless electric charging technology that can accommodate user convenience. A mathematical model-based optimization was adopted to derive an efficient design for a wireless charging infrastructure while minimizing total investment costs. By considering the type of tourists and their tour features, optimal locations and lengths of the static and dynamic wireless charging infrastructure are derived. By referring to this research, urban tourism can handle transportation issues from a sustainable point of view. Moreover, urban tourism will have a better chance of attracting tourists by conserving heritage sites and by facilitating outdoor activities with electric personal mobility.

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The Path to a Vehicle-to-Grid Future: Powering Electric Mobility Forward

IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine ◽

10.1109/mie.2021.3072602 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 2-11

Author(s):

Amin Ghazanfari ◽

Christian Perreault

Keyword(s):

Electric Mobility ◽

Vehicle To Grid

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Interdisciplinary Analysis of Social Acceptance Regarding Electric Vehicles with a Focus on Charging Infrastructure and Driving Range in Germany

World Electric Vehicle Journal ◽

10.3390/wevj12010025 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 25

Author(s):

Amelie Burkert ◽

Heiko Fechtner ◽

Benedikt Schmuelling

Keyword(s):

Value Chain ◽

Social Acceptance ◽

Electric Mobility ◽

Transport Sector ◽

Special Focus ◽

Full Potential ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Resource Saving ◽

Charging Infrastructure ◽

Driving Range

A variety of measures are currently being taken on both the national and international levels in order to mitigate the negative effects of climate change. The promotion of electric mobility is one such measure for the transport sector. As a key component in a more environmentally-friendly, resource-saving, and efficient transport sector, electric mobility promises to create better sustainability. Several challenges still need to be met to exploit its full potential. This requires adapting the car technology, the value chain of vehicles, loads on the electricity network, the power generation for the drive, traffic, and charging infrastructure. The challenges to this endeavor are not only technical in nature, but they also include social acceptance, concerns, and economic, as well as ecological, aspects. This paper seeks to discuss and elucidate these problems, giving special focus to the issues of driving range, phenomenon of range anxiety, charging time, and complexity of the charging infrastructure in Germany. Finally, the development of social acceptance in Germany from 2011 to 2020 is investigated.

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