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Can battery swapping stations make micro-mobility more environmentally sustainable? [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2022 The rapid spread of shared micromobility services e.g. e-scooters raises questions about their ecological impacts. Previous Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) show that the ecological impacts of shared mobility services vary significantly depending on the ...
Finke Sebastian +4 more
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Unique Opportunities of Island States to Transition to a Low-Carbon Mobility System [PDF]
, 2020 Small islands developing states (SIDS) contribute minuscule proportions to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy consumption, but are highly exposed to climate change impacts, in particular to extreme weather events and sea-level rise. However,
Blechinger, Philipp +2 more
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Impact of E-Scooters on Road Safety: A Case Study in Lithuania
The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 2022 The rapidly growing popularity of electric scooters in recent years has allowed the road user to choose another alternative mode of transportation. On the one hand, it is an ecological means of transportation in the city, allowing you to quickly reach ...
Vilma Jasiūnienė, Aja Tumavičė
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Factors Affecting e-Scooter Mode Substitution
Findings, 2022 What transport modes do e-scooters replace? This article analyses the results from a web survey conducted among customers who were registered with five different shared e-scooter apps in Norway in October-November 2021.
Nils Fearnley
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Promet (Zagreb), 2022 In this study, a mobile application-based service providing information on the reduction in the air pollution source emissions due to the replacement of conventional scooters by electric scooters (e-scooters) was proposed to increase user awareness of ...
Fei-Hui HUANG
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Evaluation of E-Scooter Media Coverage [PDF]
Findings, 2022 This study examines the attitudes and common themes of 840 e-scooter news articles from across the US, published between 2017 to 2020. Sentiment analysis suggests that media coverage does not appear to be predominantly in favor or against shared e-scooters. A word count analysis shows that the most discussed themes were conflicts with other road users,
Or Caspi, Michael J Smart
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Energy Strategy Reviews, 2023 Electrification is considered a key enabler for decarbonizing road transportation. Recently, increasing attention has been directed to the deployment of electric two-wheelers in cities across the globe. However, climate change mitigation potential across
Yuan-Hsi Chien +2 more
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E-Scooter as Environmentally Friendly Last Mile Option? Insights on Spatial and Infrastructural Implications for Urban Areas based on the Example of Vienna [PDF]
, 2020 We recently face an e-scooter hype in Europe. More and more e-scooter sharing offers are provided in cities and towns which are marketed as a last mile option. At the same time, a greater extent of private households has their own equipment.
Aleksa, Michael +2 more
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Electric Scooter Injuries and Hospital Admissions in the United States, 2014-2018. [PDF]
, 2020 This study investigates trends of injury and hospital admission associated with electric scooter ...
Allen, Isabel E +5 more
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Enhanced Braking of E-Scooters
The Evolving Scholar, 2023 The growing popularity of e-scooters is unfortunately accompanied by an increasing number of accidents and injuries. To improve the safety properties of this new type of vehicles, a braking assistance system is outlined in this study. Based on a simulation model of e-scooter, tyre–road contact, and human rider body, strategies are investigated to ...
Florian Klinger +2 more
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