Smart shared green mobility hubs (E-HUBS).

Congestion, pollution and growing urban population in NWE forces us to replace private cars by alternative mobility options. Byproviding a critical mass of eHUBS (physical cluster of shared electric mobility modes of transport) and make available sharedmobility to the end-user, we kickstart the mobility transition. Private car use in cities will decrease. While eHUBS are technicallyfeasible, deployment is hindered because of slow user adaptation, lagging urban planning and legislative/policy hurdles. Criticalmass and scalability is key and knowledge transfer is absolutely necessary to remove barriers for local authorities.Partner cities from 5 countries will realize and promote eHUBS and pave the way for others to do the same. There will be eHUBSon strategic locations, connected to other modes (e.g. public transport), but also small eHUBS in living areas. The eHUBSimplementation approach will differ per city to create an overall best practice that can easily be applied in other cities andregions. This will result in an additional 1,477 kg tons CO 2 reduction p/y at the project end and 287,022 kg tons CO 2 p/y 10 yearslater (compared to baseline, incl. replication cities).By kick starting the mobility transition in 6 pilot cities we will set an example for all of NWE. Other cities can benefit fromapplying the blueprint and copying best practices. A large-scale uptake will cause a leverage by significantly reducing CO2 emissions in the cities and creating a growing market for commercial shared e-mobility providers.

Keywords:MOBILITY RESEARCH, TRANSPORT ECONOMICS

Disciplines:Transport economics, Business management