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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