Walking on Sunshine: Pairing Electric Vehicles With Solar Energy for Sustainable Informal Public Transport in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorNdibatya, Innocent
dc.contributor.authorBooysen, M.J.
dc.contributor.authorAbraham, C.J.
dc.contributor.authorRix, A.J.
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-22T09:57:05Z
dc.date.available2021-12-22T09:57:05Z
dc.date.issued2021-11
dc.descriptionThis is a research article on Minibus taxi public transport which is a seemingly chaotic phenomenon in the developing cities of the Global South with unique mobility and operational characteristics.en_US
dc.description.abstractMinibus taxi public transport is a seemingly chaotic phenomenon in the developing cities of the Global South with unique mobility and operational characteristics. Eventually this wide-spread effect of minibus taxis will have to transition to electric vehicles. This paper examines the impact of this inevitable evolution on a city-wide scale in Kampala, Uganda. We present a generic simulation environment to assess the grid impact and charging opportunities, given the unique paratransit mobility patterns. We used floating car data to assess the energy requirements of electric minibus taxis, which will have a knock-on effect on the region's already fragile electrical grid. We used spatio-temporal and solar photovoltaic analyses to assess the informal and formal stops that would be needed for the taxis to recharge from solar PV in the region's abundant sunshine. The results showed that the median energy demand across all simulated days of the effect of taxis was 220kWh=d. This ranged to a maximum of 491kWh=d, with a median charging potential (stationary time) across taxis of 8 h=d to 12 h=d. The median potential for charging from solar PV ranged from 0:24kWh=m2 to 0:52kWh=m2 per day, across the taxis. Our simulator and results will allow traffic planners and grid operators to assess and plan for looming electric vehicle roll-outs to the most-used mode of transport in Africa.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNdibatya, Innocent. 2021. Walking on sunshine: Pairing electric vehicles with solar energy for sustainable informal public transport in Uganda. Energy Research and Social Scienceen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11951/954
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEnergy Research and Social Scienceen_US
dc.subjectElectric vehicleen_US
dc.subjectParatransiten_US
dc.subjectMinibus taxien_US
dc.subjectDemand managementen_US
dc.subjectRenewable energyen_US
dc.titleWalking on Sunshine: Pairing Electric Vehicles With Solar Energy for Sustainable Informal Public Transport in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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