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Role of Sharing in LEV Adoption

Role of Sharing in LEV Adoption. Chris Cherry Assistant Professor-Civil and Env . Engineering University of Tennessee TRB Annual Meeting Joint Subcommittee on Emerging Technologies and Vehicles for Personal Transportation January 25, 2012. Why Didn ’ t Segways Take off?.

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Role of Sharing in LEV Adoption

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  1. Role of Sharing in LEV Adoption • Chris Cherry • Assistant Professor-Civil and Env. Engineering • University of Tennessee • TRB Annual Meeting • Joint Subcommittee on Emerging Technologies and Vehicles for Personal Transportation • January 25, 2012

  2. Why Didn’t Segways Take off? Where do we see Segways now?

  3. Some Examples • Intrago – A shared LEV concept

  4. Some Examples • cycleUshare—the USA’s first Electric bike sharing system • E-bikes eliminate a few of the barriers to bicycling • E-bikes can be shared, because their batteries can be easily removed • E-bikes can introduce riders to EV technology • Research project first, then business planning and commercialization

  5. Electric Bike Sharing at UT Station I: Launched September 1, 2011

  6. Electric Bike Sharing at UT

  7. Electric Bike Sharing at UT • Second Station Will be on Ag-campus • Solar Powered • Building a Network

  8. Electric Bike Sharing at UT • Project Goals • Research • Technical Feasibility • Can we do it, how? • Economic Feasibility • How much does it cost, who’s paying • Transportation Behavior • How do people use it, what benefits does it provide? • Education • Make EV’s accessible…tangible “green” transport • Service • Help students/faculty/staff get around

  9. Can sharing help LEVs • LEVs are very utilitarian for most trips • Most don’t own an LEV • Those that do don’t have them on-hand • LEVs have high capital and low marginal cost • Large barrier to purchase • Sharing could be a way to introduce more LEVs into transport system

  10. Thanks Christopher Cherry Assistant Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Tennessee-Knoxville 223 Perkins Hall Knoxville, TN 37996-2010 Phone: 865-974-7710 Mobile: 865-684-8106 email: cherry@utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~cherry http://www.cycleushare.com Paul Tucker (PE-IS Inc.)

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