Empirical Evaluation of the Performance of Electric Vehicles for Taxi Operation

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2022

Authors

Neves, J (Author) Other; Loureiro, A (Author) Other; Pedro M. d'Orey (Author) FEUP; Vera L. Miguéis (Author) FEUP; Álvaro Costa (Author) FEUP; Michel Ferreira (Author) FCUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: 2022 IEEE 95TH VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE (VTC2022-SPRING)

Pages: 1-6

IEEE 95th Vehicular Technology Conference: (VTC-Spring)

Helsinki, FINLAND, JUN 19-22, 2022

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Authenticus ID: P-00X-70F

DOI: 10.1109/vtc2022-spring54318.2022.9860830

Abstract (EN): Electric mobility with all of its advantages has gained momentum during the last decade with increasing utilization by many sectors of the society. However, professional fleets' operators (e.g. taxis) are still conservative in switching to this new mobility paradigm in many parts of the world. In this paper, we empirically evaluate whether electric vehicles together with conventional charging stations could replace current internal combustion engine vehicles for taxi mobility and study the implications for the taxi business. To perform this study, we resort to a detailed mobility dataset of a taxi fleet collected in a mid-sized European city. The results provide a first indication that such transition towards electric mobility is feasible for the vast majority of the vehicles of the fleet and that simple AC chargers at taxi stands could suffice to provide the necessary range autonomy.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6