Transport Electrification: Regulatory Guidelines for the Development of Charging Infrastructure

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto González-Salas ◽  
Paula Murcia Pascual ◽  
Oliverio Alvarez Alonso ◽  
Enrique De Muguerza ◽  
Marcelino Madrigal
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Electric Mobility ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Charging Infrastructure ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Regulatory Guidelines ◽  
Infrastructure Network ◽  
Development And Evolution

This monograph aims to provide a guideline regarding the development of an electric mobility charging infrastructure ecosystem and the necessary actions to be taken by policy makers to promote its deployment. Governments and public authorities play a key role in the deployment of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, through the development of mechanisms and tools to enable and facilitate stakeholders involvement. An adequate deployment of the charging infrastructure network is required in order to ensure that electric mobility targets and goals are achieved. The development and evolution of electric mobility penetration will drive to an increasing complexity on the development of the necessary measures to ensure an adequate and interoperable charging infrastructure deployment, whilst in early stages of electric mobility penetration, simple measures and actions by policymakers can make a significant impact on charging accessibility and deployment.

scholarly journals Electric Mobility in East-AfricA: How the Policy and Stakeholder Environment Tackles the Integration of Informal Transport Systems Into Low-Carbon Transition – Case Studies From Kigali, Kisumu, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jakub Galuszka ◽  
Emilie Martin ◽  
Alphonse Nkurunziza ◽  
Judith Achieng' Oginga ◽  
Jacqueline Senyagwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Dar Es Salaam ◽  
Electric Mobility ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
East African ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
Stakeholder Environment

Electric mobility begins to enter East-African markets. This paper aims to investigate what policy level solutions and stakeholder constellations are established in the context of e-mobility in Dar es Salaam, Kigali, Kisumu and Nairobi and in which ways they attempt to tackle implementation of electric mobility solutions. The study employs two key methods including content analysis of policy and programmatic documents as well as interviews based on purposive sampling ap-proach with stakeholders involved in mobility transitions. The study findings point out that transport operators and their representative associations are less recognized as major players in the transition, far behind new e-mobility players (start-ups) and public authorities. The study further indicates that a set of financial and technical barriers persist such as high upfront invest-ment costs in vehicles and infrastructure, or anxieties regarding competitiveness with fossil fuel vehicles, that constrain the uptake of such private e-mobility initiatives. This study concludes by identifying current gaps that need to be tackled by policy makers and stakeholders in order to implement inclusive electric mobility in East-African cities, considering modalities that include transport providers and address their financial constraints.

scholarly journals The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Working Conditions, Employment, Career Development and Well-Being of Refugee Researchers

Societies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Ourania Tzoraki ◽  
Svetlana Dimitrova ◽  
Marin Barzakov ◽  
Saad Yaseen ◽  
Vasilis Gavalas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Appropriate Technology ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Home Setting ◽  
The Public ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
The Impact

The ongoing ‘refugee crisis’ of the past years has led to the migration of refugee researchers (RRs) to European countries. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, RRs often had to work from home and/or to continue their social, cultural and economic integration process under new conditions. An online survey carried out to explore the impact of the pandemic on the refugee researchers showed that RRs found it difficult to adapt their everyday working life to the ‘home’ setting. The majority have had neither a suitable work environment at home nor the appropriate technology. Although they stated that they are rather pleased with the measures taken by the public authorities, they expressed concern about their vulnerability due to their precarious contracts and the bureaucratic asylum procedures, as the pandemic has had a negative impact on these major issues. The majority of RRs working in academia seem not to have been affected at all as far as their income is concerned, while the majority of those employed in other sectors became unemployed during the pandemic (58%). Recommendations are provided to the public authorities and policy makers to assist RRs to mitigate the consequences of the pandemic on their life.

scholarly journals Electric Mobility in Cities: The Case of Vienna

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 217
Author(s):  
Amela Ajanovic ◽  
Marina Siebenhofer ◽  
Reinhard Haas
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Electric Mobility ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
The Future ◽  
Historical Developments

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.

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

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.

scholarly journals To Represent Electric Vehicles in Electricity Systems Modelling—Aggregated Vehicle Representation vs. Individual Driving Profiles

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 539
Author(s):  
Maria Taljegard ◽  
Lisa Göransson ◽  
Mikael Odenberger ◽  
Filip Johnsson
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Investment Model ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Charging Infrastructure ◽  
Vehicle To Grid ◽  
Long Term Storage ◽  
Electricity System ◽  
Home Location ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Storage Technologies

This study describes, applies, and compares three different approaches to integrate electric vehicles (EVs) in a cost-minimising electricity system investment model and a dispatch model. The approaches include both an aggregated vehicle representation and individual driving profiles of passenger EVs. The driving patterns of 426 randomly selected vehicles in Sweden were recorded between 30 and 73 days each and used as input to the electricity system model for the individual driving profiles. The main conclusion is that an aggregated vehicle representation gives similar results as when including individual driving profiles for most scenarios modelled. However, this study also concludes that it is important to represent the heterogeneity of individual driving profiles in electricity system optimisation models when: (i) charging infrastructure is limited to only the home location in regions with a high share of solar and wind power in the electricity system, and (ii) when addressing special research issues such as impact of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) on battery health status. An aggregated vehicle representation will, if the charging infrastructure is limited to only home location, over-estimate the V2G potential resulting in a higher share (up to 10 percentage points) of variable renewable electricity generation and an under-estimation of investments in both short- and long-term storage technologies.

BMS-driven onsite insolation charging infrastructure for electric vehicles

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinay Gupta ◽  
Himanshu Priyadarshi ◽  
Vishnu Goyal ◽  
Kulwant Singh ◽  
Ashish Shrivastava ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Charging Infrastructure

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

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.

Electric vehicles and charging infrastructure in Turkey: An overview

2021 ◽  
Vol 143 ◽  
pp. 110913
Author(s):  
Ömer Gönül ◽  
A. Can Duman ◽  
Önder Güler
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Charging Infrastructure
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