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Electric vehicles are very different from conventional internal combustion engine vehicles and present some new challenges for safety that must be accommodated in legislation. This paper reviews the latest developments in vehicle safety legislation with respect to electric vehicles. The development of two new United Nations (UN) Global Technical Regulations is the main focus for the paper; namely,...
This piece of research uses interviews with electric vehicle users to explore discrepancies between these users, vehicle manufacture strategies and government policies. Within the backdrop of a changing climate it is imperative that these mismatches are explored and documented so that strategy and policy can be focused in the most appropriate direction. This piece of work has found that policy and...
This paper analyses what post 2020 targets may be necessary for the European CO2 legislation for passenger cars in order to reach the overall sectoral goal of 60% reduction of transport's greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 relative to 1990, as defined in the European Commission's White Paper. The required target levels are found to depend strongly on the contribution that passenger cars need to make...
Norway has the highest number of electric cars per capita in the world. In June 2013, Norway reached 13.000 electric cars in a country of 5 million inhabitants. The Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association (NEVA) is probably the world's biggest EV user organization with over 7,000 members. The experiences from the members of NEVA can give decision makers valuable input. In this paper, we will present...
The project CROME — cross-border mobility for electric vehicles — is the first European field demonstration introducing a standardised and interoperable cross-border charging infrastructure network in the French-German Upper Rhine region. The main aim of the project, funded by different Ministries on both sides of the border, is to create and test a safe, seamless, user-friendly and reliable mobility...
Market development of electric vehicles in the coming years is a highly relevant issue for many stakeholders, e.g. automobile- and energy-industry, investors as well as policy makers and the public. The market forecasts, however, differ strongly and underlying assumptions are often hard to find. Furthermore, for stakeholders from such diverse fields it can be difficult to convey their own assumptions...
Electric vehicles play an important role in Norway's efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions from transport. With more than 13 000 electric vehicles on the nation's roads, Norway is on top of the rank in number of vehicles compared to the number of inhabitants. Explanations for this success are a generous incentive scheme for zero emission vehicles and a fruitful collaboration between the public...
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