Objective
The overall aim of ELIPTIC is to develop new use concepts and business cases to optimise existing electric infrastructure and rolling stock, saving both money and energy. ELIPTIC will advocate electric public transport sector at the political level and help develop political support for the electrification of public transport across Europe. ELIPTIC looks at three thematic pillars:
• Safe integration of ebuses into existing electric PT infrastructure through (re)charging ebuses “en route”, upgrading trolleybus networks with battery buses or trolleyhybrids and automatic wiring/de-wiring technology
• upgrading and/or regenerating electric public transport systems (flywheel, reversible substations)
• Multi-purpose use of electric public transport infrastructure: safe (re)charging of non-public transport vehicles (pedelecs, electric cars/ taxis, utility trucks)
With a strong focus on end users, ELIPTIC will analyse 23 use cases within the three thematic pillars. The project will support uptake and exploitation of results by developing guidelines and tools for implementation schemes for upgrading and/or regenerating electric public transport systems. Option generator and decision-making support tools, strategies and policy recommendations will be created to foster Europe-wide take up and rollout of various development schemes. Partners and other cities will benefit from ELIPTIC's stakeholder and user forum approach.
ELIPTIC addresses the challenge of “transforming the use of conventionally fuelled vehicles in urban areas” by focusing on increasing the capacity of electric public transport, reducing the need for individual travel in urban areas and by expanding electric intermodal options (e.g. linking e-cars charging to tram infrastructure) for long-distance commuters. The project will strengthen the role of electric public transport, leading to both a significant reduction in fossil fuel consumption and to an improvement in air quality through reduced local emissions.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- social sciencessocial geographytransportelectric vehicles
- social sciencessocial geographytransportpublic transport
- engineering and technologycivil engineeringurban engineeringsmart cities
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineering
Call for proposal
H2020-MG-2014_TwoStages
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Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
28195 Bremen
Germany
Participants (32)
1080 Bruxelles
28199 Bremen
SW1H 0TL London
1000 Bruxelles
08040 Barcelona
01 710 Warszawa
04103 Leipzig
6720 Szeged
81-244 Gdynia
16225 Eberswalde
D-46149 Oberhausen
66100 Chieti
52062 Aachen
00185 Roma
80686 Munchen
6720 Szeged
80309 Gdansk
03 301 Warszawa
1050 Brussel
08034 Barcelona
08015 Barcelona
1050 Bruxelles
50672 Koln
00192 Roma
5321 Koppl
SW1H 9JJ London
80333 Munchen
40599 Dusseldorf
74653 Kunzelsau
20216 Ormaiztegi Gipuzkoa
62 005 Owinska
50668 Koln