The dominance of road transport, both on passenger and freight movements, has reached alarming levels for society due to their negative environmental impacts as well societal economic costs. To reverse this trend, many approaches have been applied, but without significant effects mobility patterns the sustainability transport system. Fairly promising results recently reported in Europe with car-sharing. This research confirms, hypothesized by prior research, that car sharing contributes a...

The introduction of alternative vehicle technologies to respond the transportation sector pressure regarding fossil fuel dependency poses questions their impacts on travel and driving behavior but also environment. results presented in this paper are part a long-term study developed evaluate user's satisfaction adaptation electric (EV), terms behavior, mobility, comfort, charging routines, interaction with infrastructure. User's energy consumption CO2 emissions estimated. data concerns...

Abstract The combination of teaching and information technologies is at the origin a more embracing, flexible accessible approach to learning. Assessment considered an integral part learning process, but it has always been challenging for teachers. Through adoption technologies, possible create new opportunities improve assessment. Despite its numerous advantages, e‐assessment remains topic much discussion many, due doubts that arise about efficiency effectiveness. In order understand this...

The transportation sector is one of the main contributors to enhance quality life, by providing accessibility people, places and goods. On other hand, it also contributes degradation environment, presenting high levels energy consumption pollutants emissions. Solutions overcome this increasing trend have focused on development alternative vehicle technologies fuels, innovative transport systems, information communication technologies. Users’ behavior plays an essential role regarding impacts...

The main objective of this investigation was to assess the impacts an eco-driving education session on energy and environmental performance a group drivers as well changes their driving patterns. Driving behavior assessed with on-board monitoring device, CarChip Pro. This data logger allowed characterization patterns, collecting regarding parameters - such speed acceleration engine parameters. Potential savings in fuel consumption reduction CO2 NOx emissions were based VSP "Vehicle Specific...

The main purposes of this research were, in a first stage, to assess the impacts real-time feedback on driving behavior bus drivers, considering vehicle age and type drivers experience and, second identify influential variables fuel consumption. Data was collected with an on-board device used by Portuguese urban transport operator. Significant increases performance undesirable events were observed without feedback, followed decreases restart feedback. Higher (between 6% 170%) when Mini...

This paper presents a study undertaken to understand the plug-in vehicle acceptance and probable utilization behaviour in terms of charging habits utility factor (probability driving electrical mode). A survey was designed be answered via World Wide Web, throughout 3 months only accessible Portuguese inhabitants. The composed by biographical car ownership info, mobility patterns, awareness toward technologies, price premium and, finally, potential buyer’s attitudes regarding vehicles with...

The popularity of car sharing as part the urban mobility repertoire has barely increased from a niche contribution in recent decades. Although holding potential to address local issues such congestion and air quality, but even more crucially meet urgent need mitigate carbon dioxide emissions traffic, often meets barriers stemming contexts, regulatory environments, and/or lack political support or consumer awareness. In this article, we discuss interdependencies these provide some key...

The introduction of alternative vehicle technologies as a response to pressure regarding fossil fuel dependency in the transportation sector poses several questions their impact on travel and driving behaviour also environment. This project aims assess electric users’ motivations, daily patterns operation management. Promoted by EMEL – Lisbon’s mobility parking municipal company was publicized among users, who were offered, an incentive, green permit which allowed them park vehicles for free...

Several solutions and city planning policies have emerged to promote climate change sustainable cities. The Sharing Cities program has the ambition of contributing mitigation by improving urban mobility, energy efficiency in buildings reducing carbon emissions successfully engaging citizens fostering local-level innovation. A Digital Social Market (DSM), named Lisboa, was developed Lisbon, Portugal, supported an application (APP), enabling exchange goods services bringing together support a...

Over the years, there has been an increase in focus on driving behaviour as a solution to minimize road transportation high levels of energy consumption, well emission pollutants. The aim this study was analyse impacts real-time feedback bus drivers, and assess potential impact characteristics these subjects (age time working at company) such behaviour. Data collected with on-board device installed buses Portuguese urban transport operator. Three monitoring periods were considered: initial...

This work aims was to assess electric vehicle (EV) user's motivations, daily patterns and operation management. The project promoted by EMEL — Lisbon's mobility parking management company, publicized among EV user's, who were offered, as an incentive, a green permit which allowed them park for free in the city's metropolitan central area. Data gathered over period of one year from 25 users (private fleet drivers) with interviews on-board diaries, comprising total 5132 trips, 49785 km...

Cities need to improve sustainability levels demanded by climate change mitigation efforts. The use of big data analytics is crucial for understanding its dynamics and deploying solid public policies. Nevertheless, availability poses great challenges, being difficult produce reliable analyses. Delivering trustable cross-sectorial energy datasets with high spatial temporal resolution thus critical provide valuable insights informed policymaking. This paper describes the MetaExplorer, a...

The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) may provide additional opportunities for energy savings avoided emissions in the transportation sector, namely by using on-board devices large scale urban sensing on road network. This research work presents a preliminary analysis, an device, mobility patterns five driver sample Lisbon, Portugal. results average are: 54 km traveled 5 trips per day; trip distance 11 km; speed 31 km/h. Weekdays are characterized with higher vehicle...