From Fossil Fuel to Electricity: Studying the Impact of EVs on the Daily Mobility Life of Users

Mirco Nanni, Omid Isfahani Alamdari, Agnese Bonavita, Paolo Cintia

Abstract: Electric Vehicles (EVs) currently provide a major opportunity to decarbonize urban areas and improve their quality of life, however, the mass transition towards electric mobility requires understanding and solving the potential issues that they might cause to users. In this work, we propose a process that, through a mix of mobility data analytics, efficient trip planning, and simulation heuristics, is able to analyze the current fuel-based mobility of a user and quantitatively describe the impact of switching to EVs on their mobility lifestyle. We apply our process to a large dataset of real trips, analyzing both the impact of EVs on the collectivity and on the individuals, providing a case study with insights at the level of single users.