Digital Library on Green Mobility

Knowledge Hub

prewiew
Research Papers/Articles
Private Autonomous Vehicles: The Other Side of the Robo-Taxi Story

2020

Author(s): Doll G, Ebel E, Heineke K, Kellner M, Wiemuth C

Autonomous driving (AD) has attracted a lot of attention in recent years. AD represents a huge opportunity to transform mobility. Road safety would increase, and drivers would have more time to relax in vehicles rather than focus on the road.

prewiew

The study develop an ED based TC system for the use in a NEV. The proposed system features design simplicity, response accuracy, energy efficient and cost effectiveness.

prewiew
Opinions/Videos
Dual-Benefit Stimulus for Germany: Transport

2020

Author(s): Hörmandinger G

This presentation by Agora Verkehrswende talks about the future package of the130 bn Euro German recovery and relief programme highlighting the following: 1. Supporting the demand for electric and efficient vehicles 2. Supporting the supply of e-mobility and mobility services 3. Support for public transport and infrastructure

prewiew

In this presentation, the Agora Verkehrswende proposed a recovery programme for targeted growth and investment in Germany containing over 50 dual-benefit measures. The presentation focuses on these mechanisms and illustrates them mainly with examples from Agora's proposal for Germany.

prewiew
Case Study
Are Shared E-scooters Good for Climate Change?

2020

Author(s): Bortoli AD

This presentation by the International Transport Forum (ITF) is an attempt to check this hypothesis that "Lime riders save more than 699,786 gallons of gas equivalent to taking 1,320 passenger vehicles off the road for a year" via analysing the case of Paris through surveys in order to estimate their mobility patterns.

prewiew

The study aims to address information dissemination problem with an efficient routing and propose new cluster based protocol which overcomes design challenges.

prewiew
Research Papers/Articles
Electric Vehicles: The Future We Made and the Problem of Unmaking It

2020

Author(s): Morgan J.

The uptake of battery electric vehicles (BEVs), subject to bottlenecks, seems to have reached a tipping point in the UK and this mirrors a general trend globally.

prewiew
Research Papers/Articles
Real-World Usage of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Fuel Consumption, Electric Driving, and CO2 Emissions

2020

Author(s): Plötz P, Moll C, Bieker G, Mock P, Li Y

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), which combine an electric and a conventional combustion engine drive train, offer the potential to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and local air pollution if they drive mainly on electricity. This report provides an analysis of real-world usage and fuel consumption of approximately 100,000 PHEVs in China, Europe, and North America.

prewiew
Opinions/Videos
Safer, More Sustainable Transport in a Post-COVID-19 World

2020

Author(s): Welle B, Avelleda S

Coronavirus pandemic lockdowns are also putting an incredible strain on public transit systems worldwide. This blog post by the World Resources Institute (WRI) provides five ways governments, development banks and agencies can make public transport an integral part of stimulus packages for economic recovery.

prewiew
Policies/Regulations
Constitution of Apex Committee for Implementation of Paris Agreement (AIPA)

2020

Publisher/Organisation: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change released this notification on 27th November 2020 listing the members of the ‘Apex Committee for Implementation of Paris Agreement (AIPA)’ as constituted by the Central Government. All the activities and functions of the Apex Committee are duly mentioned in this notification.