E-mobility solutions for urban transportation:  User needs across four continents

George Panagakos; Mirko Goletz; Marc Hasselwander; Alvin Meija; Elina Aittoniemi; Michael Bruhn Barfod; Subash Dhar; Maria Rosa Munoz Barriga; Talat Munshi; Jyoti Prasad  Painuly; Shritu Shrestha; Anne Silla; Edmund Teko; Guilhermina Torrao; Stefan Werland; Kathleen Dematera

doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.772

E-mobility solutions for urban transportation: User needs across four continents

George Panagakos^*
, Mirko Goletz
, Marc Hasselwander
, Alvin Meija
, Elina Aittoniemi
, Michael Bruhn Barfod
, Subash Dhar
, Maria Rosa Munoz Barriga
, Talat Munshi
, Jyoti Prasad Painuly
, Shritu Shrestha
, Anne Silla
, Edmund Teko
, Guilhermina Torrao
, Stefan Werland
, Kathleen Dematera

^*Corresponding author for this work

DTU Fotonik, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt(DLR), Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

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Abstract

Aiming at setting up a global platform for e-mobility solutions, the EU-funded project SOLUTIONSplus (2020–2023) established nine living labs in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America to test innovative solutions involving new services, business models, vehicle types, and charging systems. A user needs analysis was undertaken in all project cities. The paper summarizes the main findings of this analysis and investigates the effect of the external environment on user needs. The perceived importance of electric vehicles in mobility patterns, quality of life, and city environment is examined, along with expected challenges in the respective market penetration. It is found that these perceptions are correlated with external factors such as air pollution or traffic congestion, leading to possible adjustments of the e-mobility promoting efforts according to the local stakeholder priorities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2558-2565
Number of pages	8
Journal	Transportation Research Procedia
Volume	72
Early online date	13 Dec 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.772
Publication status	Published - 14 Dec 2023

Funding

The SOLUTIONSplus project is funded through the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 875041.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

electric vehicle
urban transport
user needs
developing countries
city environment
e-mobility promotion

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Panagakos, G., Goletz, M., Hasselwander, M., Meija, A., Aittoniemi, E., Bruhn Barfod, M., Dhar, S., Munoz Barriga, M. R., Munshi, T., Painuly, J. P., Shrestha, S., Silla, A., Teko, E., Torrao, G., Werland, S., & Dematera, K. (2023). E-mobility solutions for urban transportation: User needs across four continents. Transportation Research Procedia, 72, 2558-2565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.772

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