Industry strategies for the promotion of E-mobility under alternative policy and economic scenarios

Harrison, Gillian; Vilchez, Jonatan J. Gómez; Thiel, Christian

doi:10.1186/s12544-018-0296-6

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“…The plan to cut in half greenhouse gas emissions in the EU by 2030, an increased ambition from the current plan of 40% reductions, can accelerate the deployment of EVs and decarbonization of the power sector. Related emission regulations for cars influence the offer strategies of car manufacturers and increase model choice for car buyers [47]. Low oil-derived fuel prices remain a threat to the success of EVs, as Germany demonstrates, where gasoline and diesel pump prices rose roughly 18% since 2005 [48], while domestic consumer retail prices for electricity grew by 67% [49].…”

Section: How Can Electric Vehicles Become a Sustainable Success?mentioning

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Will Electric Vehicles Be Killed (again) or Are They the Next Mobility Killer App?

2020

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Electric vehicles (EVs) have been around for more than a hundred years. Nevertheless, their deployment has not been a sustainable success up until now. Many scientists, engineers and policymakers argue that EVs are a promising, maybe even indispensable option to achieve ambitious decarbonization goals, if powered by electricity from renewable energy sources. At the moment, the EVs market is gaining a lot of momentum and we may be near the point of no return for a sustained mass market deployment of electric vehicles. Many papers exist that describe future prospects of EVs. In our commentary we try to provide a bigger picture view and look at market and societal aspects. We analyze why previous generations of EVs were not successful and how current electric vehicles could become a sustainable success. We perform a semi-quantitative Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) analysis and find that current electric vehicle designs are technologically on par with or better than conventional alternatives. Car buyers go electric when the economics make sense to them. We conclude that incentives are needed for electric vehicles until battery costs lower—as much as to allow EVs to become cheaper—from a total cost of ownership (TCO) perspective, than other alternatives. Other policy measures are needed to overcome remaining barriers, especially in supporting the setup and operation of publicly accessible recharging points to overcome range anxiety. EVs in isolation may not be the next mobility killer app. The real next mobility killer app may emerge as an autonomous shared EV in a world where the border between public and private transport will cease to exist. The findings of our commentary are relevant for scientists, policymakers and industry.

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Will Electric Vehicles Be Killed (again) or Are They the Next Mobility Killer App?

2020

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“…Previous studies [16] show that the use of electric vehicles (EVs) compared to petrol-driven vehicles can save (around 60%) greenhouse gas emissions throughout or in most EU Member States, related to the assessed consumption of EVs. Compared to diesel instead, electric vehicles show an average greenhouse gas savings of about 50% in some EU member states [17].…”

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Different Scenarios of Electric Mobility: Current Situation and Possible Future Developments of Fuel Cell Vehicles in Italy

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The diffusion of electric vehicles in Italy has started but some complications weight its spread. At present, hybrid technology is the most followed by users, due particularly to socioeconomic factors such as cost of investment and range anxiety. After a deep discussion of the Italian scenario, the aim of the paper is to recognize whether fuel cell technology may be an enabling solution to overcome pollution problems and respect for the environment. The opportunity to use fuel cells to store electric energy is quite fascinating—the charging times will be shortened and heavy passenger transport should be effortless challenged. On the basis of the present history and by investigating the available information, this work reports the current e-mobility state in Italy and forecasts the cities in which a fuel cell charging infrastructure should be more profitable, with the intention of granting a measured outlook on the plausible development of this actual niche market.

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“…Even though the German Government is striving to make Germany the international lead market for electric mobility (e-mobility) by 2020, the distribution of electric vehicles is still behind the government's expectations [1]. It seems that technically mature electric vehicles on their own are not enough to promote e-mobility to a broad audience [2]. Conventional mobility, based on the traditional combustion engine, can be seen as a complex ecosystem which contains a product that is linked to a multitude of services (gas stations, insurance companies, maintenance, etc.)…”

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White Spots in Business and IT: An Explorative Study for E-Mobility Services

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E-mobility services are important enablers for the success of electric vehicles. In contrast to conventional mobility, where an ecosystem consisting of the vehicle and complementary services has been built up and has improved over decades, the ecosystem for e-mobility is far less advanced and still in its infancy. In order to get on the sustainable path to success in the steadily growing e-mobility market, innovative ideas are necessary which are not covered by existing service offerings. This paper therefore describes a study that explored opportunities for innovative e-mobility service business models through a systematic analysis. Furthermore, each e-mobility service depends on information technology (IT) support. Therefore, IT standardization is an important issue to consider in order to build up more complex services on top of basic services and further advance the e-mobility ecosystem. Consequently, this paper presents results from a survey conducted with 27 e-mobility experts from Germany to help identify necessary standardization gaps in the context of e-mobility services. The paper contributes to the existing body of knowledge by proposing a structured, repeatable method for identifying innovative business models and by offering insights into study results. In addition, gaps in the standardization of IT infrastructure that are important for the provision of existing e-mobility services are illustrated.

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Industry strategies for the promotion of E-mobility under alternative policy and economic scenarios

Cited by 22 publications

References 23 publications

Will Electric Vehicles Be Killed (again) or Are They the Next Mobility Killer App?

Will Electric Vehicles Be Killed (again) or Are They the Next Mobility Killer App?

Different Scenarios of Electric Mobility: Current Situation and Possible Future Developments of Fuel Cell Vehicles in Italy

White Spots in Business and IT: An Explorative Study for E-Mobility Services

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