Electrification of Shared Mobility – Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
Abstract
Electric vehicles are, without a doubt, poised to reach a high degree of mass adoption over the next decade with the onset of technological maturity and substantial commercial applications. Of all the different modes of transportation, shared mobility is a prime candidate for electrification given the fact that it often replaces less-polluting transportation modes, such as walking, biking, and mass transit, and may be a solution to the congestion crisis in most major U.S. cities. Electrifying the sector could result in significant climate and public health benefits due to the high mileage driven by these vehicles. In this presentation, the term shared mobility is used specifically to refer to point-to-point services such as taxis, for-hire-vehicles, and transportation network companies (TNCs, also known as ride-hailing companies).
Today, shared mobility services account for less than 5% of the total distance traveled by passenger vehicles. By 2040, this contribution could rise to 19% as demand for private vehicle ownership is reduced. Importantly, shared mobility has average mileage that is three to five times that of private vehicles. TNCs account for up to 14% of vehicle miles traveled in some cities, and this number is expected to grow rapidly. These figures are important to note since high mileage improves the economics of EV charging. EVs currently account for 1.8% of the shared mobility fleet (below 1% for major TNC platforms), but they could account for up to 80% by 2040 in the best-case scenario. Given their ubiquitousness, TNCs could potentially increase the awareness of EVs and catalyze similar transitions in other transportation segments by serving as critical anchor tenants for public chargers.
Electrification of Shared Mobility – Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
Category
Automated, Connected and Digital Technologies
Description
Presenter: Matthew Daus
Agency Affiliation: University Transportation Research Center (UTRC), The City College of New York, The City University of New York
Session: Technical Session B1: Electrification – A Path to Decarbonization?
Date: 5/31/2022, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Presenter Biographical Statement: Matthew W. Daus, Esq. currently serves as Transportation Technology Chair at the City University of New York’s (CUNY) Transportation Research Center of The City College of New York, where he conducts research, and continues to be extensively published as an expert on ground transportation regulation and technology. As a CUNY Distinguished Lecturer for the past 9 years, he taught courses on transportation history, policy, sustainability, for-hire regulation and technology. Mr. Daus also continues to serve for the past 10 years as President of the International Association of Transportation Regulators (IATR), a non-profit educational and advocacy peer group of government transportation regulators from around the world promoting best regulatory and innovative practice. Commissioner Daus is the longest serving Chairman of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), serving for 8 ½ years. Prior to his tenure as Commissioner, Mr. Daus served in executive and other positions in NYC government for almost 20 years at several agencies including as General Counsel to the TLC and the NYC Community Development Agency, as Special Counsel to the TLC and NYC Trade Waste Commission, as a NYC Human Rights Prosecutor, and as Commissioner of the NYC Civil Service Commission. Mr. Daus is a partner and currently chairs the Transportation Practice Group at Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP.