E-Mobility in Europe

Efforts towards the promotion of sustainable mobility across Europe need to be supported by technological, political and strategic decisions. In the field of technology, the quest for sustainable mobility can be greatly supported by use of electric vehicles. Apart from the well-known benefits related to reduction of CO2 emissions, electric mobility may also contribute to reduced air pollution, less noise and thus an increase in the quality of life, especially in urban centres. This paper presents the experiences gathered as part of the project “North Sea Region Electric Mobility Network (E-Mobility NSR)”, co-financed by the Interreg IVB North Sea Programme, with the aim of promoting electric mobility in the North Sea Region (NSR). The main objectives of the project are described, along with its structure, W. Leal Filho (&) K. Rath F. Mannke J. Vogt Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW Hamburg), Research and Transfer Centre, Applications of Life Sciences, Ulmenliet 20, 21033 Hamburg, Germany e-mail: walter.leal@haw-hamburg.de R. Kotter Department of Geography, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK e-mail: richard.kotter@northumbria.ac.uk M. Borgqvist SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden AB (External Expert for Lindholmen Science Park), Scheelevägen 27, 223 70 Lund, Sweden e-mail: martin.borgqvist@sp.se B. Myklebust Transport Technology Advisor, Zero Emission Resource Organisation (ZERO), Maridalsveien 10, 0178 Oslo, Norway e-mail: benjamin@zero.no P. van Deventer Province of Noord-Holland/Consulate General of the Netherlands, Houtplein 33, Haarlem, the Netherlands/One Montgomery, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA e-mail: petervandeventer@gmail.com © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 W. Leal Filho and R. Kotter (eds.), E-Mobility in Europe, Green Energy and Technology, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-13194-8_1 3 partnership and a set of results reached to date. The paper is complemented by an overview of future needs and opportunities, so as to further support the development of electric mobility policies and practices in the North Sea Region.