Electrifying Mobility: Realising a Sustainable Future for the Car

Description

"EVs convert over 77% of the electrical energy from the grid to power at the wheels. Conventional gasoline vehicles only convert about 12%–30% of the energy stored in gasoline to power at the wheels." —FuelEconomy.gov.
Human muscles are only ~20% efficient.

Transport is responsible for a growing share of global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, emerging as an economic sector for which technical solutions have shown limited benefits and a shift to electric mobility is seen as an essential part of tackling both problems. However, despite electric motive power being older technology than internal combustion engines and having many advantages, both inherent disadvantages and the inertia of not being the dominant road transport technology mean that it is only recently that electric vehicles (EVs) have attracted serious policy attention. Electrifying Mobility: Realising a Sustainable Future for the Car examines the basis of this electric mobility ‘turn’, considering the drivers, barriers to adoption and the current lived experience of EV use, drawing upon this experience to inform planning for mass EV adoption and how regulation might change to reflect the specific needs and challenges raised. Considering future transport policy, practice, and management where EVs become an important part of the road transport fleet, and, it is assumed, eventually come to dominate it, chapters study how EV and Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) technologies relate, and whether there are synergies with shared mobility. The Transport and Sustainability series addresses the important nexus between transport and sustainability containing volumes dealing with a wide range of issues relating to transport, its impact in economic, social, and environmental spheres, and its interaction with other policy sectors.

Intro

Half Title Page

Series Page

Editorial Board

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

About the Contributors

PART 1-THE POLITICAL-ECONOMIC CONTEXT AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPERATIVE

Chapter 1-The Electrification of Automobility

References

Chapter 2-Easy Street for Low-Carbon Mobility? The Political Economy of Mass Electric Car Adoption

Introduction: A Drop-in Solution?

The Car Industry

Car Infrastructure, Charging, and Land Use Patterns

Car Culture and Habits

Discussion and Conclusion

References Chapter 3-The Energy and Emissions Case and the Lifecycle Impact of Electric Cars

1. Introduction

2. Energy Consumption of Electric Cars

2.1. The Fuel Cell Electric Car

2.2. Well-to-Wheel-Efficiency of BEVs

3. The Carbon Case in the Lifecycle Perspective

4. Further Lessons About Electric Cars from the Life Cycle Perspective

4.2. Full Environmental Impacts

5. Effects of Electric Cars on Local Air Quality

6. Conclusion

References

PART 2-OVERCOMING INERTIA: FROM INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE TO ELECTRIC CAR

Chapter 4-Producing the Electric Car

1. Introduction 2. ICE and EV Compared

3. The EV Supply Chain: Vertical Integration and Production Strategies

4. EV Manufacturing: Battery Packs

5. BEV Production, Distribution, and Retail Strategies

6. Lifecycle Management and End-of-Life Battery Packs

7. Beyond the Mainstream: Afreecar, Non-cars, and Related concepts

Conclusions

References

Chapter 5-Making the Market: The Transformation Pathway to Electric Car Mobility in the Netherlands

1. Introduction

Conceptual Framing and Method

3. Electrification of Car Mobility Practices in Three Acts Act 1: The hegemony of ICE mobility (1990-2008)

Act 2: Surge in Plug-in HEV mobility (2009-2015)

Act 3: Surge in full-electric mobility (2016-2020)

Discussion

'It Takes Two to Tango': Co-dynamics of Car Drivers and Manufacturers

Co-evolution of ICE-based and Electric Mobility

Conclusion

References

Chapter 6-Choosing the Electric Car

Introduction

Theories of Technology Adoption

What Influences the Adoption of EVs?

Range and Charging Concerns

Environmental Credentials

Demographics and Early Adopters

Innovativeness Environmental Identity, Symbolism, and Social Influence

Experience and Trust

Smart Charging

Does Buying or Owning an EV Influence Other Behaviours?

Conclusions

References

PART 3-LIVING WITH THE ELECTRIC CAR

Chapter 7-The Effect of Electric Car Adoption on Travel Patterns

Introduction

How are EVs Different From Conventional Cars?

What Are Travel Patterns?

Spatial Dimension of Travel

Temporal Dimension of Travel

Purpose Dimension of Travel

Style Dimension of Travel

How Might Things Change in the Future?

Technical Performance

Fiscal Structure