Energetic,environmental and economic performance of electric vehicles: Experimental evaluation |
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| Institution: | 1. Transport Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University, Merchiston Campus, Edinburgh EH10 5DT, UK;2. Edinburgh College, Bankhead Avenue, Edinburgh EH11 4DE, UK;3. University of Maribor, Faculty of Logistics, Mariborska cesta 7, 3000 Celje, Slovenia;1. School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States;2. School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, United States;3. School of Public Affairs and Administration, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, United States;1. Green Core Electric LLC, 2333 E Southern Ave #2063 Tempe, AZ 85282, USA;2. Arizona State University, Program of Technological Entrepreneurship and Management, Sutton Hall 340M, 6049 S. Backus Mall, Mesa, AZ 85212, USA;1. Department of Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Bygningstorvet 116B, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark;2. Department of Geography, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, 91905 Jerusalem, Israel;3. School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia 4072, Brisbane, Australia;1. Department of Production and Systems, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal;2. Algoritmi Research Centre, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | Fuelled by a rapidly rising human global population, an increasing demand for freedom to travel and the affordability made possible by modern manufacturing there has been an exponential rise in the number of automobiles – in the year 2013 there were in excess of a billion automobiles in use! Three factors that are of serious concern are the consequential energetic, environmental and economic impacts. One solution that is being seen by a number of national governments is the advent (or rather re-introduction) of electric vehicles (EVs). However, one of the key factors that will need to be explored will be the source of the required electricity for the EVs that will define the level of their sustainability.In this article an experimental evaluation of an electric vehicle has been undertaken. The Renault Zoe e-car has been used for this task with the ‘car chasing’ technique employed to measure the driving cycle. The speed and energy use were recorded for the vehicle that was driven along the principal arteries of the City of Edinburgh, Scotland. In a separate activity vehicle driving tests were also undertaken in one town in Slovenia (Celje). In both places urban and suburban routes were covered for different times of the day. Results are presented to quantify the energetic, environmental and economic performance indices for the driven vehicle. A discussion is also provided on the potential for reduction of carbon emissions from the transport sector by provision of environmentally-friendly means of generating electricity. |
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| Keywords: | Sustainable transport Electric vehicles Carbon emissions |
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