Delivering Electric Vehicles via Car Clubs
17 September 2009Liz Gray
Future Electric
• Car clubs, electric vehicles, and the wider low carbon agenda
• The Current Issues• The solutions• The specifics • The role of FTS
Electric Car Clubs
• Joining behaviour change and new technology• Engagement beyond sustainable transport– Energy storage and distribution– Renewable energy – Communications advances
Current Issues
• None are insurmountable!• Down Time• Ease of Use • Charging Infrastructure• Availability (and cost) of suitable vehicles
Solutions • Technology – mapping, understanding behaviour,
education of members• Collaboration to make it happen– TSB project – providing the vehicles– FTS – distributing the vehicles– Option C – the car club– Council, region, central government – supporting the
infrastructure
Solutions • TSB – Electric Vehicle Accelerated Development in
the North East• R+D – battery performance and user perception – Emissions– Trip planning– Behaviour change
• Infrastructure Development– ETI, Joined Cities, OLEV, DfT
Cenex
Specifics • Location of Infrastructure
+• Location of Car Club bays
=• Sustainable transport hubs– Highly visible– Ease range anxiety – Change the relationship with vehicles
Optimal Charging Point Placement
• City, region, national• Synergy of car clubs
with EV development• Fast Charging +
national integration of car clubs
Conclusions
• Electric cars are coming• Established best use for them• Obvious synergy with car clubs• More benefits together than either on their own
Any Questions?
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