Station-Based Electric Carsharing

A Decision Support System for Network Generation

verfasst von

Marc Oliver Sonneberg, Michael H. Breitner

Abstract

Electric carsharing is a mobility alternative addressing the world’s growing need for sustainability and allowing to reduce pollution, traffic congestion, and shortage of parking in cities. Since electric vehicles cut down carbon emissions through the use of renewable energy and reduce noise exposure compared to conventionally powered vehicles, they further enhance ecological sustainability within an even sustainable concept. For carsharing services, electric vehicles are a suitable fit for carsharing because typical carsharing trips are comparatively short, resulting in uncritical range restrictions for the trips itself. Yet, only station-based approaches can appropriately accommodate charging infrastructures and suitably account for range limitations and charging cycles. The positioning and sizing of carsharing stations are critical success factors for reaching many potential users. This represents a multi-dimensional challenge that requires decision makers to address the conflicting goals of fulfilling demands and maximizing profit. To provide decision support in anticipating optimal locations and to further achieve profitability, an optimization model is developed in this chapter. The integration of the model into a decision support system (DSS) enables easy operability by assisting the user to import, edit, export, and visualize data. Solutions are illustrated, discussed, and evaluated using the city of Portland (OR) as a computational study. Results demonstrate the applicability of the DSS indicating that profitable operation of electric carsharing is possible.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Fachgebiet Datenbanken und Informationssysteme

Typ

Beitrag in Buch/Sammelwerk

Seiten

173-192

Anzahl der Seiten

20

Publikationsdatum

01.01.2022

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Volkswirtschaftslehre, Ökonometrie und Finanzen (insg.), Allgemeine Unternehmensführung und Buchhaltung

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 7 – Erschwingliche und saubere Energie, SDG 9 – Industrie, Innovation und Infrastruktur, SDG 11 – Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinschaften

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1142/9781800611429_0008 (Zugang: Geschlossen)