Regional Trends in Electromobility - Regional Study North America

Abstract

The subproject “Regional Trends in Electro mobility” aims at identifying and analyzing major trends in the field of electro mobility. The trend analysis will monitor research effort and upcoming technologies, policies, products and market developments in different focus regions around the world continuously to enable a systematic analysis of global trends. The regional trend analysis for electro mobility is a major keystone for the project success and therefore cooperation with renowned international institutions in the field of electro mobility is foreseen. Objects of analysis in the subproject “Regional Trends in Electro mobility” include various forms of battery-electric, road-based vehicles ranging from e-bikes to electric buses, while the focus is on electric passenger cars. The analysis covers vehicles that have electric assisted drive systems as well as vehicles that derive all power from batteries. The focus is on all-electric passenger cars (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). Mild hybrids and full hybrid are only included in the analysis if these vehicle types are of high relevance in the study region. Furthermore, associated technologies, infrastructures, business models and mobility concepts are under investigation. The analysis covers not only well-known vehicle technologies and mobility concepts, but also includes innovative approaches for electro mobility. At some points it may be necessary to include other vehicle technologies and mobility concepts in the analysis to assess the role of electro mobility. The term “vehicle” subsequently will address road-vehicles only.