The study evaluates the environmental and economic performance of electric micromobility vehicles in comparison to cars for commuting. The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach is adopted to provide insights into potential environmental impacts, external costs, and resource costs (Commodity Life-Cycle Cost – CLCC). Additionally, the cost-effectiveness of the vehicles is evaluated using the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) approach. The study demonstrates that, within the analyzed context, the use of e-Bikes offers advantages across all aspects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[1310,1306,1390],"targets":[1317],"rapporti_tipologie":[762],"class_list":["post-195733","rapporti","type-rapporti","status-publish","hentry","tag-decarbonization","tag-sustainability-en","tag-transportation-electric-mobility","targets-research","rapporti_tipologie-report-en"],"acf":{"projects":{"ID":191046,"post_author":"464","post_date":"2024-07-10 16:22:55","post_date_gmt":"2024-07-10 14:22:55","post_content":"","post_title":"Scenarios and tools for electric mobility and its integration and interaction with the electric system","post_excerpt":"The project 'Scenarios and Tools for Electric Mobility and its Integration and Interaction with the Electric System' aims to capitalise on RSE's expertise and develop new tools to provide policy makers with reliable and timely indications on the potential\/criticalities of the development of electric and sustainable mobility in Italy and point operators to solutions and strategies that facilitate the penetration of the electric carrier in transport.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"scenarios-and-tools-for-electric-mobility-and-its-integration-and-interaction-with-the-electric-system","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-09 15:56:20","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-09 13:56:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.rse-web.it\/progetti\/scenarios-and-tools-for-electric-mobility-and-its-integration-and-interaction-with-the-electric-system\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"progetti","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"order_posts":"","dont_show_search":false,"related_posts":false,"dont_show_hompage":false,"show_on_slider":false,"single_post_data":{"titolo_spot":"","post_content":"
Urban electric micromobility can help achieve decarbonization goals, improve quality of life, and reduce congestion-related issues. With the rapid spread of electric micromobility vehicles, such as e-bikes and electric scooters, there is a need, from a policy support perspective, to assess the actual sustainability of these options compared to traditional modes of transport (private cars). In this context, this study aims to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of urban micromobility for commuting, using a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach, which considers all phases of the life cycle (production and end-of-life of vehicles and batteries, energy source procurement, use phase, and maintenance). The assessment takes into account environmental and economic aspects. In addition to the classic impact categories of an LCA (Environmental Footprint method), indicators are added that, integrated into the LCA modeling path, provide complementary information. These indicators concern the quantification of external costs (from greenhouse gas emissions, macro pollutants and heavy metals, noise, accidents, congestion, and active mobility) of the options considered, the estimation of the cost of raw materials throughout the life cycle (Commodity Life Cycle Cost – CLCC), and finally, the economic viability of the vehicles according to the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) approach.
\nThe analysis shows clear environmental and economic advantages of e-bikes and electric scooters for commuting in urban areas. When considering overall external factors, the e-bike performs best, while the scooter is the worst option due to the high contribution of accident-related costs. However, when considering only environmental external costs, e-bikes and scooters are the best-performing vehicles. Regarding economic and environmental performance, the most preferable vehicle for short city trips is the electric scooter, as the e-bike is put at a disadvantage by its high investment cost. This analysis highlights that, in urban settings, micromobility vehicles, particularly those for active mobility, can provide environmental benefits and reduce the economic burden for users commuting within the city.<\/p>\n","link_estreno":false,"scarica_file":[{"download_option":"download","file_name":"Download Report","download":{"ID":174165,"id":174165,"title":"21010644","filename":"21010644.pdf","filesize":3492842,"url":"https:\/\/www.rse-web.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/21010644.pdf","link":"https:\/\/www.rse-web.it\/en\/rapporti\/il-contributo-della-micromobilita-elettrica-alla-sostenibilita-dei-trasporti-unanalisi-basata-sul-ciclo-di-vita\/attachment\/21010644\/","alt":"","author":"93","description":"","caption":"","name":"21010644","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":174164,"date":"2022-11-28 09:43:23","modified":"2022-11-28 09:43:23","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"application\/pdf","type":"application","subtype":"pdf","icon":"https:\/\/www.rse-web.it\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/document.png"}}],"button":{"text":"","link":""},"referente_group":false,"data_emissione":"2021-12-31","autori":"P.C. Brambilla, A. Temporelli, G. Mela, A. Molocchi, E. Brivio (RSE S.p.A.)","rapporto":"","rif_rse":"21010644"},"satellite_post_url":""},"yoast_head":"\n