A sustainable transport solution for a Slovenia town

Knez, Matjaz; Celik, Ali Naci; Muneer, Tariq

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.

Citation

Knez, M., Celik, A. N., & Muneer, T. (2015). A sustainable transport solution for a Slovenia town. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 10(4), 386-392. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctu007

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 5, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Feb 3, 2014
• Publication Date: 2015-12
• Deposit Date: Apr 30, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 30, 2015
• Print ISSN: 1748-1317
• Electronic ISSN: 1748-1325
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 386-392
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctu007
• Keywords: electric vehicles; energy sustainability; Slovenia; solar photovoltaic; sustainable transport; urban transportation
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7816
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctu007
• Contract Date: Apr 30, 2015