In this Issue:

page 1 Editorialpage 2 INTERVIEW with Jérôme D’Ambrosio, FIA Formula E racing driver page 3 Electro mobility is moving forwardpage 4-5 NEWS/EVENTS

• Events in smartCEM cities (Elgoibar, San Sebastian, Newcastle, Reggio Emmilia)• smartCEM partners in Brussels• Public administration and Industry approaches to Electric vehicles

page 6 iMobility Challenge in Barcelona

• Formula E driver promotes everyday electro mobility (Jérôme D’Ambrosio) • City of Elgoibar - Master of Sustainable Mobility

page 7 Highlights of the smartCEM survey for non-users of electric vehicles (EV)

Issue 06 - December 2014

Editorial

Welcome to the 6th issue of the smartCEM newsletter!

smartCEM is an EU project piloting innovative ICT services for electro mobility. The piloted services are meant to increase people’s acceptance of and confidence towards electric vehicles (EVs).

In this issue you can read an interview with Jérôme D’Ambrosio, racing driver in the FIA Formula E and ambassador for electro mobility. He explains his experiences with EVs on the racing track and in daily life.

This issue also focuses on presenting how electro mobility is moving forward beyond the scope of smartCEM. What is more, you will find here an update on latest events in which smartCEM participated or which were organised by smartCEM.

We hope you enjoy this issue and keep on following the progress of smartCEM: bringing smart connected electro mobility to the streets!

Fernando Zubillaga,smartCEM project coordinator

You can find the highlights of the smartCEM survey for non-EV users on page 7.

smartCEM survey for non-EV users

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Interview with Jérôme D’Ambrosio, racing driver in the FIA Formula E and FIA Ambassador for electro mobilityby Marzena Skubij

Why did you join the FIA Formula E?

Well, as Victor Hugo once said, “nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come” and this is so true in the case of Formula E. We live in an era where obviously pollution is a concern, electro mobility is being pushed so hard as a solution, and I wanted to be part of that. I think it is also the right thing to do as a racing driver.

What interests you personally about electric vehicles?

Two things: first, as a racing driver, the cars are powerful and the way the power comes is really interesting. That’s something I enjoy and I enjoy driving them. The second point is that it makes

sense in the era that we are living in. For racing to still be going on in 20 years’ time it has to evolve with the rest of the world. Formula E is coming at the right time and for me it is the right place to be.

You have been driving in both Formula One and Formula E. What is the difference?

Comparing Formula One and Formula E is like comparing oranges and apples – it’s completely different. Formula One is an explosion of noise, it’s violent. Formula E is something very smooth; you feel the air and hear the air through the helmet. It is very different.

What do you think about FanBoost function and fans’ ability to ‘influence’ the race?

I think that the FanBoost is a great idea. I would say that at the beginning you are a little bit reluctant. Being a racer and coming from a racing background you think like ‘wow, wait a minute, that’s different’. And then when you look at things and put them into perspective it’s great and we need to try to do even more - to reach out to fans and include them in the race. They really have a say in the race with FanBoost. And it’s a great way to keep these fans and to attract new ones.

How do you feel about the first race of FIA Formula E, the race in Beijing? Did you feel it was a historical moment?

The race in Beijing was special. It was a success on every level. I personally, as a driver, enjoyed the race. But then you have to look on at the bigger picture: the public loved it, the grand stands were full, we got good feedback from all the people watching on TV. It was a great show. I think Beijing was really a historical moment and it happened in the right way. It could not have gone any better. .

At the end of November, the next round of Formula E will take place in Malaysia. What is your training routine? How do you prepare for races?

The training routine for a racing driver is that you have to be very careful about the heat. That’s difficult in hot countries like Malaysia. Basically you try to train your endurance as much as possible and make sure that when you get there you are well

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hydrated. If you follow the proper hydration program, you should be fine.

The main obstacle is usually the size of the vehicle, but in this case the size is similar to those buses we already have, so I adapted easily.

Have you used an electric car in everyday life? Do you see yourself driving an electric car in the future?

I have used an electric car in daily life and it’s really easy to use. It’s convenient for the city, and drives the same as any other car – it is really the future. I totally see myself driving electric cars in the future. Absolutely. Actually, I see myself driving electric cars today.

Do you think that Formula E can help the development of electric vehicles? Why?

I really believe that Formula E will be able to help and promote the development of electric vehicles. Through the technology needed for Formula E, manufacturers will have an incentive to develop these technologies more quickly as well as giving credibility to the general public about electric vehicles. Obviously, there’s work that needs to be done by organisations like the FIA and smartCEM all together to push forward these ideas and these technologies in cities around Europe, eventually around the world to really develop electro mobility.

Electro mobility expanding beyond smartCEM services

Gipuzkoa-San Sebastian and Barcelona, the two Spanish smartCEM pilot sites, as well as Madrid are now using a fully electric bus on their streets, developed by IRIZAR S.coop, one of the smartCEM followers.

These fully electric buses are currently using an eco-driving system integrated on the bus. “ECO-ASSIST” will be installed and probably integrated in all “i2e busses”. The “ECO-ASSIST” is the smartCEM eco-driving service designed, developed and managed by DATIK, another smartCEM follower. The “ECO-ASSIST” service is being piloted in the urban public transport services at the Gipuzkoa-San Sebastian pilot site with great successes and good results. The original pilot was planned with hybid buses nd with this new step forward of switching to fully elecgtric vehicles, the “ECO-ASSIST” system should maximise its impact reducing energy consumption (beyond the 33,000 litres of fuel per year that the “12e bus” provides) and that way increasing its autonomy. Also “ECO-ASSIST” will help in the CO2 reduction target in European Cities with an aim of 88 tons of CO2 reduction per year per vehicle.

It should also be stated that the buses are being used on a regular basis together with the traditional vehicles on ordinary lines, without special conditions like light slopes or minimum weight to be carried. It is no doubt that the use of this vehicle together with the “ECO-ASSIST”, smartCEM eco-driving system will be a definite breakthrough towards the use of electric vehicles in urban public transport.

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Vehicle characteristics

The “i2e bus” has been designed as a standard urban bus fulfilling the urban public transport requirements, such as dimensions (11,980mm* 2,550mm* 3,220mm), capacity (73 passengers, 28 seated and 2 disabled travellers) and autonomy (250 km).

The “i2e bus” has been designed to offer a range between 200 and 250 km, with a single charge at the end of the day. Just five hours of charging guarantee 14 to 16 hours of driving in dense city and intercity traffic conditions, with an average speed of 17km/h.

In order to optimise consumption, it includes technologies such as pre-climate control, which allows the vehicle to depart from the bus depot at an optimal temperature by making the most of the energy from the power grid and reducing consumption, as well as “ECO-ASSIST”, a system that helps the driver to maximise the eco electric driving style in real time giving advice on the driving performance to make an optimum use of the battery range.

Another feature is the recyclability of its components. It has been developed according to the principles of eco-design, applying environmental criteria to the design of the bus. Its batteries are also 99% recyclable and the bus design applies a high percentage of recyclability parameters. This way, durability and profitability improves the operational costs.

NEWS / EVENTSEvents in smartCEM pilot sitesElgoibar

In June 2014, the Gipuzkoa-San Sebastian pilot site organised two events in Elgoibar. The first one focused on presenting smartCEM services to EMUGI car-sharing service users and the second one was targeted at the general public. Overall, approximately 20 people participated or showed interest about the SmartCEM project and EMUGI car-sharing at these events.

Presentations can be downloaded here.

San SebastianOn 16 September 2014, an electric / hybrid vehicle exhibition took place in San

Sebastian. The vehicles presented were from the urban and metropolitan area of Donostia-San Sebastian and are all involved in smartCEM. The vehicle exhibition was located in front of the city council building. The event started with a press conference, hosted by the partners of SmartCEM in Gipuzkoa: Donostia San Sebastian’s Mobility Advisor; the Mobility and Public Transport Director of the Regional Government - Diputación foral de Gipuzkoa; the manager of Donostia Hospital’s EV fleet; and the public electric bike system representative. During the exhibition, about 100 people showed interest in SmartCEM project and its vehicles.

NewcastleOn 25 September 2014, the smartCEM Newcastle pilot site organised a demo event

disseminating the project to local and regional stakeholders.

The event, held at the Nissan performance track, brought together around 40

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external stakeholders from local government, industry, academia, and individual EV drivers, along with the smartCEM project review team from Brussels and project consortium members.

With local smartCEM partners (Gateshead College, Charge Your Car and Hyperdrive) taking an active role, the successful event comprised presentations and demonstrations of technologies associated with smartCEM’s Newcastle pilot site, including real-time on-board data collection and analysis from an EV trip around Tyne and Wear, and a demonstration of the region’s extensive charging infrastructure. The day culminated in an EV efficient driving competition for delegates on the performance track. Dirk Kok from University of Sunderland won the challenge, proving his ability to drive the most smoothly.

Presentations can be seen here.

Reggio EmiliaOn 14 October 2014, smartCEM participated in the event Mobility+ at the University

of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Mobility+ was an event about transportation systems, electro mobility and smart cities presenting future technologies.

During the smartCEM session, Leandro Guidotti presented smartCEM activities and, in particular, the role of electro mobility and advanced services (e.g. navigation, vehicle sharing and system for improved efficiency while driving). A vehicle equipped with smartCEM services was parked at the entrance of the University and was available for the presentation.

Mobility+ was live streamed at www.raiscuola.rai.it and www.ilsole24ore.com

Approximately 100-130 people participated in this event.

Presentation can be downloaded here.

smartCEM partners meet in BrusselsFrom 23-25 June, the smartCEM consortium met in Brussels to discuss the next steps and address challenges for the deployment of electro mobility. The meeting was held alongside the European Union Sustainable Energy Week, where two sessions of the event highlighted smartCEM’s contribution to improving user uptake of electro mobility.

Public Administration and Industry Approaches to Electric Vehicles

On 26 June, Iñaki Baro and Guido Di Pasquale represented smartCEM at the CIP projects’ round table organised in connection to the EU Sustainable Energy Week.

The objective of this event was to obtain the current perspective of administration and industry related to smart electro mobility. Experts discussed the existing initiatives on standards, roaming and how to address European interoperability. Another key topic was how to foster and enlarge the scope of EVs. The discussion focused mainly on developing common standards in EV charging.

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About FIA Formula EFormula E is a new FIA single-seater championship and the world’s first fully-electric racing series. Commencing in September 2014 through to June 2015, the championship will compete in the heart of 10 of the world’s leading cities.

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iMobility Challenge in Barcelona

On 9 October, a high level seminar on intelligent vehicle technologies was held at the Stadium of FC Barcelona inside the conference centre, and demonstrations were provided to delegates in the stadium’s car park. smartCEM was present with MOTIT – electric scooters in the exhibition area. Mr. Sebastià Salvadó, president of the RACC and Mr. Jean Todt, president

of the FIA, together with representatives of the European Commission and public administrators attended the opening ceremony. Delegates included: leading experts and industry representatives from the automotive and mobility sector, government officials, and the media.

Formula E driver, Jérôme D’Ambrosio, promotes everyday electro mobility

Jérôme D’Ambrosio, racing driver in the FIA Formula E and new ambassador for electro mobility has endorsed electric vehicles both in racing and daily life. He said:“It’s important that racing offers developments that can be brought to benefit everyone. We live in a world where pollution is a concern. Electro mobility can be the answer and I want to be a part of that. I believe that the Formula E will be able to promote the development of electric vehicles in terms of technological improvements and also give credibility to EVs for the general public. Obviously, this will need to be done in cooperation with other organisations like, for instance, smartCEM and all together to push electro mobility forward and into cities around the world.”Jérôme D’Ambrosio is a Belgian motorsport driver. In 2011, he made his Formula One debut with Marussia and in 2012 in Lotus. Since September 2014, he has been driving for Dragon Racing in the FIA Formula E.

The City of Elgoibar - the Master in Sustainable Mobility

On 22 September, the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment delivered the awards for the European Week of Sustainable Mobility 2014. The town hall of Elgoibar has been recognised at the national level with the gold medal in the category: city councils from 3,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.

Elgoibar is collaborating in smartCEM by allowing the implementation of the services developed by the project to be installed their electric cars. Thanks to these technologies, it is possible to implement the car-sharing services into public transport cards and to coordinate feedback from users through specific questionnaires.

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Highlights of the smartCEM survey for non-users of electric vehicles (EV)

56% of the non-EV-users have an excellent or good opinion on this type of vehicles, while 34% have a neutral opinion. Only 10% of surveyed people have a bad or very bad opinion.

The main factors that discourage people from buying an EV are: lack of charging infrastructure, high market price and short battery range of EVs.

The low running cost of electric vehicles is seen as the most important motive to buy an EV, together with the reduction of carbon emissions that is involved in the use of this type of vehicles.

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