1. Public Electric Vehicle Sharing Program (PEVSP)
1.1 Electric Vehicle
The second initiative of this scenario is to establish a Public Electric Vehicle Sharing Program (PEVSP). BBRT aims to change San Francisco’s travel pattern from driving to walking, bicycling and transit. However, there are still about 350,000 private vehicles in the city. Even they are not using as usual; they are a huge potential emission source. PEVSP is a way to replace these existing internal combustion vehicles to reduce GHG emissions and congestion while retaining people’s need for special mobility.
The concerns about energy independence and climate change issues are growing rapidly all over the world. Energy independence is one of the biggest political issues in the USA. About two-thirds of the nation’s oil consumption are imported, and essentially, almost all the fuel use for transportation purposes (Guille & Gross, 2009). This strong energy dependence of foreign sources and the rising environmental and social awareness motivate many new transportation technologies. All those technologies aim to produce vehicles with more fuel-efficient or using …show more content…
Shared cars usually occupy dedicated parking spot, users using an electronic key to access the car they booked, and the car must be returned to that specific sopt once the booking is complete. The PEVSP is based on an on-demand, no reservation system. Users can check out a PEVSP vehicle while they get in the station, without preparing and waiting. Instant access to a shared vehicle provides great convenience to user, just like using their private vehicles. This is a critical characteristic to make people leave their private vehicles and accept this new public transport. However, the program management must have the knowledge of the city’s travel condition to satisfy user demand and maximize vehicle use in every
1.1 Electric Vehicle
The second initiative of this scenario is to establish a Public Electric Vehicle Sharing Program (PEVSP). BBRT aims to change San Francisco’s travel pattern from driving to walking, bicycling and transit. However, there are still about 350,000 private vehicles in the city. Even they are not using as usual; they are a huge potential emission source. PEVSP is a way to replace these existing internal combustion vehicles to reduce GHG emissions and congestion while retaining people’s need for special mobility.
The concerns about energy independence and climate change issues are growing rapidly all over the world. Energy independence is one of the biggest political issues in the USA. About two-thirds of the nation’s oil consumption are imported, and essentially, almost all the fuel use for transportation purposes (Guille & Gross, 2009). This strong energy dependence of foreign sources and the rising environmental and social awareness motivate many new transportation technologies. All those technologies aim to produce vehicles with more fuel-efficient or using …show more content…
Shared cars usually occupy dedicated parking spot, users using an electronic key to access the car they booked, and the car must be returned to that specific sopt once the booking is complete. The PEVSP is based on an on-demand, no reservation system. Users can check out a PEVSP vehicle while they get in the station, without preparing and waiting. Instant access to a shared vehicle provides great convenience to user, just like using their private vehicles. This is a critical characteristic to make people leave their private vehicles and accept this new public transport. However, the program management must have the knowledge of the city’s travel condition to satisfy user demand and maximize vehicle use in every