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Do sparsely populated rural areas have the potential for the use of electric vehicles?

Mann, Anja and Klopsch, Kevin and Bieker, Laura and Wölki, Marko (2014) Do sparsely populated rural areas have the potential for the use of electric vehicles? In: Urban Transport XX, pp. 223-234. Wessex Institute of Technology, UK. Urban Transport XX, 2014-05-28 - 2014-05-30, Portugal. doi: 10.2495/UT140191. ISBN 978-1-84564-778-0.

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Abstract

After a hundred years of developing combustion engines for cars, electric mobility is on the horizon of reaching a technological turning point in the history of the mobility sector. The gear’s electrification is a key element in sustainable mobility. The dependence on oil will be reduced and emissions will be minimized. Therefore, on May the 3rd 2013 the National Platform for Electric Mobility (NPE) was launched in Berlin, by the Federal Chancellor in order to boost electric mobility in Germany and accelerate the commercialization of innovative electric vehicles. By 2020, one million electric cars shall be driving in Germany. Demonstration activities, fleet trials and pilot operations are performed in various cities around the world. However, do sparsely populated, rural areas also have the potential for the use of electric vehicles? In applying the example of Germany, this study recorded the current situation of households and their needs concerning mobility in small towns and rural regions. These mobility requirements were compared with the capabilities of electric vehicles. Furthermore, the following questions were answered: How many people live in rural areas? How is the age structure? What is the modal split? Which patterns of commuting can be identified? Do the licensed driver’s quota, the level of motorization and the availability of private parking differ from the urban space? Finally, do these factors facilitate or impede the use of electric vehicles in small towns and rural areas? These considerations were followed by the development of possible sale scenarios, which are based on the cost structure and range of electric vehicles on the one hand, and conventional vehicles with combustion engine on the other hand. Finally, the potential use of electric vehicles in small towns and rural areas is assessed, as well as its contribution to the objective of the federal government to have one million electric vehicles on Germany’s streets by 2020.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/89356/
Document Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Speech)
Title:Do sparsely populated rural areas have the potential for the use of electric vehicles?
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Mann, AnjaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Klopsch, KevinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bieker, LauraUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7404-4861UNSPECIFIED
Wölki, MarkoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:2014
Journal or Publication Title:Urban Transport XX
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:No
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:No
In ISI Web of Science:No
DOI:10.2495/UT140191
Page Range:pp. 223-234
Editors:
EditorsEmailEditor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Brebbia, C. A.Wessex Institute of Technology, UKUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Publisher:Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
ISBN:978-1-84564-778-0
Status:Published
Keywords:electric vehicles, sustainable mobility, sparsely populated and rural areas, potential analyses, break even analysis, e-mobility
Event Title:Urban Transport XX
Event Location:Portugal
Event Type:international Conference
Event Start Date:28 May 2014
Event End Date:30 May 2014
Organizer:Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Transport
HGF - Program Themes:Traffic Management (old)
DLR - Research area:Transport
DLR - Program:V VM - Verkehrsmanagement
DLR - Research theme (Project):V - Projekt Verkehrs- und Mobilitätsmanagement (old)
Location: Berlin-Adlershof
Institutes and Institutions:Institute of Transportation Systems > Verkehrssteuerung und -beeinflussung
Deposited By: Mann, Anja
Deposited On:10 Jun 2014 14:58
Last Modified:24 Apr 2024 19:55

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