Open AccessComparison between electric vehicle technology and gasoline in regular operation. Pilot experience in public service
Author(s) -
Edder Alexander Velandia Durán,
Jhan Piero Rojas Suárez,
M S Orjuela Abril,
Gaudy Carolina Prada Botia
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1414/1/012014
Subject(s) - electric vehicle , environmental economics , incentive , public transport , diversification (marketing strategy) , greenhouse gas , sustainability , business , transport engineering , energy consumption , sustainable transport , modernization theory , service (business) , energy conservation , gasoline , engineering , marketing , economics , economic growth , waste management , ecology , power (physics) , physics , electrical engineering , quantum mechanics , biology , microeconomics
Urban transport is an indispensable component for the development of cities, however, the massive use of motorized modes of transport with polluting technologies has generated the non-sustainability of the sector. Colombian cities are no strangers to this problem and as an improvement strategy, the testing and implementation of electric transport technologies is considered as an opportunity for modernization, efficient use of energy, reduction of emissions and energy diversification taking advantage of the energy resources available in Colombia. In Bogotá, the taxi fleet, due to its high energy demand and responsibility in polluting emissions, is a segment where electric vehicles can offer benefits to the operator, the citizen and the city. A description of Bogota‘s taxi fleet, the presentation of electric vehicle technology and a comparison between a gasoline vehicle and an equivalent electric vehicle in regular operation are presented, as well as some results from the pilot‘s early years. The technology has demonstrated reliability and efficiency, benefits to drivers and significant savings in greenhouse gases, but requires new incentives for massification.