Abstract:

The diffusion of electric vehicles presently the most encouraging opportunity diminish the reliance on fossil fuel in the mobility sector. However, the transition to electric vehicles seems hindered by psychological and behavioural hurdle. Thus, to comprehend and to encourage the transition towards more sustainable mobility styles, it becomes essential to adopt an inter-disciplinary approach. The e-mobiliTI project launched in late 2012 in Southern Switzerland targets in understanding the potential for transition in the mobility system at the local level, with a special focus on electric mobility. The task involves around twenty families, who will be monitored in all their trips through smart mobile devices, in order to get quantitative data, and through focus groups, in order to get qualitative data and perceptions. The authors discussed the major challenge in the initial stage of the emobiliTI project, which is the gathering of reliable and high-quality data on users’ behaviour.