Enlarging the scale of BEVs through environmental zoning to reduce GHG emissions: a case study for the city of Hamburg

Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Date Issued
2020-09
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Flämig, Heike  
Lunkeit, Sandra  
Rosenberger, Kerstin Mareike  
Wolff, Jutta 
Institut
Verkehrsplanung und Logistik W-8  
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/4767
Journal
Research in Transportation Business & Management  
Volume
36
Start Page
100418
Article Number
100418
Citation
Research in Transportation Business and Management (36): 100418 (2020)
Publisher DOI
10.1016/j.rtbm.2019.100418
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85076529648
This study investigates the power of environmental zoning for promoting battery electric vehicles in order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Hamburg. Concepts of environmental zoning will be analysed to identify their GHG relevance and the specific role of electric mobility. The scenario calculations show that with the same number of vehicles as today the share of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) should rise to 75% to reach the GHG emission goal set by the government. However, it would not be enough to tax only commercial vehicles for entry into environmental zones; this must also apply to private vehicles. At the same time, energy consumption for charging would have to be improved, in ecological terms, by more than half in order to meet the desired climate targets. Environmental zones can be a measure to increase the proportion of BEVs, but further accompanying measures are required to achieve the GHG reduction targets.
Subjects
Battery electric vehicle
Electric mobility
Environmental impact
Environmental zone
GHG accounting
DDC Class
330: Wirtschaft