ELVITEN analysed the mobility demand in Trikala, Berlin, Malaga, Rome, Genoa, Bari, using mobility data and via a wide online citizens’ survey (7,000 responses). The target user clusters and the appropriate usage schemes have been selected. All infrastructural, organisational and legal arrangements in each city and the methodology to run the demonstrations has been determined. The data to be collected and a baseline status has been specified, according to the defined KPIs. The ELVITEN ICT platform has been deployed to instantiate the ICT tools in each city. The tools included an app to book EL-Vs and eHubs, monitor the fleet and register the users, a Digital Coach app towards ecofriendly driving, a Serious Game app and an Incentives Smart Card app via which users could earn virtual points and thus awards. The data collection and the usage of EL-Vs have been monitored via the two custom tools, the ELVITEN Dashboard and the Issue Reporting Tool.
Trikala offered 5 e-3-wheelers (L2e-P) for long-term sharing, 5 e-4-wheelers (L6e) and 18 L1e-A e-bikes for short-term sharing. Berlin offered 10 eScooters for long-term sharing. Malaga offered 40 e-bikes for long-term sharing and 15 eHubs were installed. Bari offered 10 e-bikes for short-term sharing and installed 10 eHubs near the city centre. Rome offered 60 e-bikes for long-term sharing to employees in public bodies and local police and deployed 10 eHubs. Genoa offered 10 e-3-wheelers for long-term sharing to members of their RSG and 8 eScooters and 2 4-wheelers owners. 3 eHubs have been installed near the two biggest train stations. All the 225 vehicles were equipped with trip data loggers, sending pseudonymised trip-related data to the ELVITEN data repository.
Continuous awareness campaigns, with the support of ELVITEN Ambassadors and RSGs, have been organised to ensure users' engangement. Subsequently, a big data bank with detailed data from 41,275 real trips and users’ perceptions via 9,820 questionnaires has been created.
The data have been analysed to study the demand and driving patterns of EL-Vs in each city, the users’ charging behaviours and real driving conditions. EL-Vs proved to be a very good alternative to ICE vehicles and a good complement to public transport regardless of the cities’ differences in size, traffic, topology and climate. The level of acceptance of EL-Vs and ICT services has been analysed per users’ category, age, gender and trip purpose and seems increased among users after using the vehicles compared to before.
A robust methodology has been developed and applied for the mobility, environmental and cost-benefit analysis. Different conclusions have been produced per city depending on the fleet and composition, the number of inhabitants and population density and other regional parameters showing that significant environmental benefits can be achieved from the emission savings due to the usage of EL-Vs. The benefits from the emission savings will be higher in cities with lower air quality and higher urban population density. Comparing the monetized benefits with the costs associated, shows that, shifting to EL-Vs seems to be a justifiable investment. Additionally, 12 replicable business models based on innovative methodologies have been created. All studies have resulted in the preparation of guidelines for vehicle manufacturers, service providers, planning authorities and legislators which will support the development of more advanced vehicle models and services and the integration of EL-Vs in SUMPs. Specific recommendations have been created due to the pandemic experience.All these have been validated by the 80 RSG members and are promoted towards the ELVITEN Follower Cities.
