ǂA ǂsustainable transport solution for a Slovenia town

Matjaž Knez (Author), Ali Naci Celik (Author), Tariq Muneer (Author)

Abstract

Authorities in Slovenia and other EU member states are confronted with problems of city transportation. Fossil-fuel-based transport poses two chief problems—local and global pollution, and dwindling supplies and ever-increasing costs. An elegant solution is to gradually replace the present automobile fleet with electric vehicles (EVs). This article explores the economics and practical viability of the provision of solar electricity for the charging of EVs by installation of economical available Photovoltaic modules. A steep decline in the module, inverter and installation costs is reported herein. Present estimates indicate that for the prevailing solar climate of Celje—a medium-sized Slovenian town—the cost would be only 2 euros and 11 cents per kWh of generated solar electricity.

Keywords

električna vozila;energetska trajnost;Slovenija;fotovoltaika;trajnostni transport;mestni prevoz;electric vehicles;energy sustainability;Slovenia;solar photovoltaic;sustainable transport;urban transportation;

Data

Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2014
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UM FL - Faculty of Logistics
UDC:	656:502.131.2
COBISS:	512557629
ISSN:	1748-1325
Views:	1031
Downloads:	392
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Other data

Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary keywords:	električna vozila;energetska trajnost;Slovenija;fotovoltaika;trajnostni transport;mestni prevoz;
URN:	URN:SI:UM:
Type (COBISS):	Scientific work
Pages:	str. 1-7
Issue:	ǂ[Vol.] ǂ0
Chronology:	2014
DOI:	10.1093/ijlct/ctu007
ID:	10850527