Periodic Reporting for period 2 - SOLUTIONSplus (Integrated Urban Electric Mobility Solutions in the Context of the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda)
Periodo di rendicontazione: 2021-07-01 al 2022-12-31
SOLUTIONSplus is an international flagship project to support the global transition to sustainable mobility. In the context of the EU-funded SOLUTIONSplus project 46 partners and over 100 associated partners work together on transformative change towards sustainable urban mobility through innovative and integrated electric mobility solutions. The team of local authorities, knowledge and finance partners, industry, networks and international organizations will help boosting the availability of public and shared electric vehicles, foster the efficiency of operations and support the integration of different types of e-mobility in urban areas that meet the needs users and local conditions in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. The project implements demonstrations for e-mobility solutions for the first and last mile (electric two and three-wheelers), electric buses and minibuses, innovative charging solutions and multimodal journey planners in urban living labs.
The project brings together some of the leading networks, industry actors, knowledge and implementation organisations and highly motivated cities to test innovative e-mobility solutions that can help boosting transformative change in the sector. The consortium develops, tests and replicates innovative, intermodal e-mobility solutions to address the increased demand for personal and freight transport and the related challenges. The focus for the project is on shaping energy use, providing access for all, creating business opportunities and developing concepts that can make a direct contribution to a low-carbon development through e-mobility. The emphasis on shared and public transport fleets of the project will also help address, among other things, urban congestion, access to jobs and services, and influence land use. A core element of the implementation concepts is an integrated and balanced approach that addresses social, economic and environmental issues.
This project builds on the Urban Electric Mobility Initiative, which was launched by UN-Habitat at the UN Climate Summit 2014. It also closely cooperates with a sister project funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and managed by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and UN Environment. Together the two projects create a joint global urban e-mobility programme that will significantly boost the development of innovative solutions, their replication and scale-up. Through the regional training platforms, global working groups and local city support teams, the partners will develop highly effective and innovative approaches to urban e-mobility ensuring that mobility systems and interventions deliver on the Paris Agreement, meet the Sustainable Development Goals and address the New Urban Agenda.
The project brings together some of the leading networks, industry actors, knowledge and implementation organisations and highly motivated cities to test innovative e-mobility solutions that can help boosting transformative change in the sector. The consortium develops, tests and replicates innovative, intermodal e-mobility solutions to address the increased demand for personal and freight transport and the related challenges. The focus for the project is on shaping energy use, providing access for all, creating business opportunities and developing concepts that can make a direct contribution to a low-carbon development through e-mobility. The emphasis on shared and public transport fleets of the project will also help address, among other things, urban congestion, access to jobs and services, and influence land use. A core element of the implementation concepts is an integrated and balanced approach that addresses social, economic and environmental issues.
This project builds on the Urban Electric Mobility Initiative, which was launched by UN-Habitat at the UN Climate Summit 2014. It also closely cooperates with a sister project funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and managed by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and UN Environment. Together the two projects create a joint global urban e-mobility programme that will significantly boost the development of innovative solutions, their replication and scale-up. Through the regional training platforms, global working groups and local city support teams, the partners will develop highly effective and innovative approaches to urban e-mobility ensuring that mobility systems and interventions deliver on the Paris Agreement, meet the Sustainable Development Goals and address the New Urban Agenda.
The project has launched the co-development of demonstration actions to test different types of innovative and integrated e-mobility solutions, complemented by a comprehensive toolbox, capacity development and replication activities. Demonstration actions will be launched in Hanoi (Vietnam), Pasig (Philippines), Lalitpur/Kathmandu (Nepal), Nanjing (China), Kigali (Rwanda), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Quito (Ecuador), Montevideo (Uruguay), Madrid (Spain) and Hamburg (Germany). The replication in twenty additional cities will be closely coordinated with the sister project funded by the Global Environment Facility.
SOLUTIONSplus goes beyond a mere technical perspective on electric vehicles and addresses e-mobility innovation as an intermodal concept that assists in the wider transition towards sustainable urban mobility. The project develops and tests innovative urban e-mobility solutions at different Technology readiness levels (TRL 6-9) and in different environments to enable replication, which will contribute to a supportive political, legal, economic and fiscal landscape. The project will work closely with local, regional and national decision-makers, operators, industry and businesses to develop further existing innovative e-mobility solutions that not only fit into the local context but also are scalable and replicable. The integration of e-mobility innovations into the wider frameworks of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs), local air quality plans and National Urban Mobility Programmes as well as business operations and industry development strategies are vital objectives of SOLUTIONSplus. This will enable the project to support a wider roll-out of the e-mobility innovations developed, demonstrated and evaluated by SOLUTIONSplus and ensure long-term sustainability.
SOLUTIONSplus will be highly innovative with respect to the application, adaptation and integration of different technologies; the development, testing and roll-out of innovative e-mobility services and the initiation of new business opportunities and start-ups, which will focus on three pillars:
• Vehicles: The demonstration actions support the introduction and integration of electric buses, mini-buses, taxis, 2- and 3-wheelers in partner cities. The key focus for the international cooperation aspects will be on the collaboration between European industries and local companies, with a particular focus on last-mile connectivity, but also testing the viability of e-BRT and e-logistics options.
• Operation: The demonstration actions will also focus on e-mobility operations, including conventional and wireless, innovative charging solutions for different types of vehicles. The key focus for the international cooperation aspects will be on the provision and adaptation of innovative European charging solutions for different use-cases in the partner cities.
• Integration: The demonstration actions will foster intermodal route planning, eco-routing, ticketing, trip planning, navigation, demand-responsive service and dispatching and will provide a white-label app for the adaptation to the local contexts.
SOLUTIONSplus will be highly innovative with respect to the application, adaptation and integration of different technologies; the development, testing and roll-out of innovative e-mobility services and the initiation of new business opportunities and start-ups, which will focus on three pillars:
• Vehicles: The demonstration actions support the introduction and integration of electric buses, mini-buses, taxis, 2- and 3-wheelers in partner cities. The key focus for the international cooperation aspects will be on the collaboration between European industries and local companies, with a particular focus on last-mile connectivity, but also testing the viability of e-BRT and e-logistics options.
• Operation: The demonstration actions will also focus on e-mobility operations, including conventional and wireless, innovative charging solutions for different types of vehicles. The key focus for the international cooperation aspects will be on the provision and adaptation of innovative European charging solutions for different use-cases in the partner cities.
• Integration: The demonstration actions will foster intermodal route planning, eco-routing, ticketing, trip planning, navigation, demand-responsive service and dispatching and will provide a white-label app for the adaptation to the local contexts.