RUHRAUTOe is the first e-carsharing project in Germany that includes public transport and housing associations. The project was initiated in November 2012 and spans a period of 18 months. It is government-sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure as an undertaking of the “Modellregion Elektromobilität Rhein Ruhr”. The RUHRAUTOe-consortium comprises Duisburg-Essen University, Drive CarSharing GmbH, Vivawest Wohnen GmbH and Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr. It has been closely collaborating with municipalities, local energy suppliers, public and private initiatives and foundations, as well as the private sector. The overriding goal is to establish a demonstration and test model of a multi-modal mobility system in the Ruhr area. More specifically, the project’s objectives are providing people with opportunities to encounter e-mobility and future urban mobility concepts, exploring e-carsharing applications with a high customer value and promising target groups, revealing consumer acceptance amongst drivers, developing a sustainable business model, exploring ways to endorse public transport in a sensitive way, contributing to the concept of eco-friendly housing projects and gathering both subjective and objective data in order to unveil generic drive habits and technological requirements. RUHRAUTOe has been operating a traditional station-based carsharing approach. Currently, 20 PHEVs and 26 BEVs are available at 28 carefully selected and continuously monitored public and private charging stations in eight Ruhr cities. So far, a total number of 1,102 users have driven a total distance of approximately 170,000 km.
Launching an E-Carsharing System in the Polycentric Area of Ruhr
2015
22 Seiten
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Englisch
Launching an E-Carsharing System in the Polycentric Area of Ruhr
Springer Verlag | 2015
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