STA Discussion Paper reviews the integration of electric light vehicles (EL-Vs) in transportation infrastructures

The Smart Transportation Alliance (STA) has released the Discussion Paper “Deploying light electric vehicles (EL-Vs) in transportation infrastructures – Data analysis and conclusions from the EU-funded ELVITEN R&D project”. The paper reports on the outcomes and key conclusions of the ELVITEN project, which has been conducted between November 2017 and October 2020 across 6 different European cities.

The aim of the project was to investigate and assess the suitability of electric light vehicles (EL-Vs) for the European market and to propose concrete and reasonable recommendations to facilitate and enhance the uptake of the vehicles.

2020 STA Annual Conference & Innovation Awards Proceedings available

The Smart Transportation Alliance (STA) would like to thank all of the presenters and participants of the Annual Conference and Innovation Awards for attending the event. The focus of this year’s edition was the outlook onto a post-covid mobility served by the Smart Transportation Infrastructure of the future. The STA looks forward to organising and hosting next year’s edition of the conference.

The proceedings of the conference are available online.

Season's greetings and Happy New Year!

The Smart Transportation Alliance (STA) would like to take this opportunity to thank all of its subscribers, readers, followers, contributors, partners and members for their interest, contributions and continuous support throughout the past year. The STA team wishes you a wonderful end of the year and a happy holiday break, together with a pleasant and smooth start into the next year.

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