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How LEV market can take off: a challenge for urban mobility

Francesco Edoardo Misso T Bridge S.p.A.

2nd World Light Electric Vehicle Summit Rotterdam, 22nd & 23rd November 2017

 Since 2009 T Bridge has been working on European projects, both as technical partner and subcontractor  The developed expertise include the phases of planning and implementation, starting from traditional T Bridge skills in transport and logistics  The main themes concern sustainable and electric mobility and innovative systems  T Bridge has been partner of former European projects, such as Ele.C.Tra (e-mobility) e Weeenmodels (environment)

T Bridge and EU projects

LIGHT ELECTRIC VEHICLES INTEGRATED WITH ELECTRIC AND TRANSPORTATION NETWORK  DURATION/LIFETIME:  TOTAL COST:  LEADER:  PARTNERS INVOLVED:  COUNTRIES INVOLVED:  WEBSITE OF PROJECT: 36 months (01/11/2017 – 30/10/2020) € 9,544,750 INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS (Greece) 21 (of which LEV producers, ICT developers, charging point and e- roaming managers, associations, public bodies and research centres) 8 (7 in EU + CH) www.elviten-project.eu

ELVITEN project at at a a glance

 Insufficient planning for LEV mobility Reasons which hamper wide spreading of LEVs OBJECTIVE Supply adequate use schemes, support services and ICT tools designed and offered to private users to spread awareness of the performance of these vehicles  Limited direct experience with these vehicles  Consumers’ worries about relatively high costs of these vehicles and perceived uncertainty about the need to recharge during a journey (range anxiety)

Challenges to be tackled

OBSTACLES STATE-OF-THE-ART ELVITEN SOLUTIONS

Lack of parking places Few car parks in cities means time loss looking for parking Possibility of advanced booking of parking (free in city centres) Poor security in e-bike parks Normal bike parks are not suitable for e-bikes; high levels of theft and vandalism Dedicated, secure and sheltered parking spaces Limited possibilities for charging Many Southern European cities do not have charging networks E-roaming platform will connect existing charging points. Guidelines will be drawn up for new charging points and removable batteries Low awareness and lack of experience of LEVs among public Vehicle sharing is rare or poor Project data and results will allow integration of LEVs in traffic and electric grid

Low perception of safety, comfort and reliability LEVs are not being bought and there are few dealers Data collected will help producers to improve vehicles and meet customer expectations Performance anxiety Limited use due to poor battery life and lack of charging points Charging points, ICT tools and the e- Roaming platform will aid charging and reduce anxiety

How to face the obstacles

SERVICES Network of e-charging stations for LEVs integrated into charging circuit Installation of 'charging hubs' for all e-vehicles Free use of e-vehicles provided by partners and encouraged by policies and incentives ICT TOOLS Brokering service to keep the status of vehicle readiness to use and their charge level. Users can return vehicles to a parking point (not necessarily the same one). More details on payment will be defined in the Business Models Access control system for charging areas Monitoring the fleet size of electric vehicles Serious Game application SmartCard / App for management of incentives POLICIES Free parking spaces with reservation possibility «Bonus» for virtuous behaviours COMMUNICATION Permanent exhibition and free test drive of electric vehicles Activities to raise awareness for different categories of potential users (commuters, tourists, couriers and companies)

ELVITEN actions

Occasional urban passengers V I S I O N

TARGET Replacement of traditional vehicles with levs Implementation of sharing or rental services

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Replacement of traditional vehicles with levs Owners of electric vehicles Users of LEV sharing service Delivery companies with electric vehicles CHANGES TARGET GOAL

Systematic urban passengers Companies with fast goods delivery

Different approaches for user categories

 encouraging the use of electric vehicles for citizens and local companies  increasing the use of light electric vehicles instead of internal combustion vehicles  raising awareness of e-mobility benefits  promotion of virtuous behaviours concerning sustainable mobility  reduction of pollution and traffic congestion  creation of business models for light electric vehicle services

Expected benefits

 analysis

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mobility demand  identification

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usage patterns, potentialities and target users  service functionality  incentives for lev usage in the 6 pilot cities  analysis of the recorded travel data and users’

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 business plans to spread LEV

DEMOSTRATIONS ANALYSIS 2017 2018 2019 2020

Project phases

PREPARATION

The trials consider diversified activities in 6 European cities: charging, sharing, e-roaming, ICT tools and use of light electric vehicles GENOA (Italy) BARI (Italy) ROME-IX MUNICIPALITY EUR (Italy) BERLIN (Germany) TRIKALA (Greece) MALAGA (Spain) Private LEVs and 10 e-tricycles provided for sharing 75 e-bicycles provided for sharing 78 e-bicycles provided for sharing Private LEVs of different types 5 e-tricycles and 5 e-quads provided for sharing 40 e-bicycles provided for sharing and private LEVs

Demonstration activities

e-bicycles e-scooters e-tricycles e-quads

11 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 769926