Largest research project in e-mobility sector in CEE region is underway

On October 5, PSPA, together with the City of Łódź, initiated one of the largest research projects related to the e-mobility sector in Central and Eastern Europe as part of the "Laboratory of New Mobility". The aim of the ELAB study is to compare electric and combustion cars in two areas: economic, by analyzing the total cost of ownership (TCO), and environmental, by checking the emissivity at the operational stage.

“The ELAB project is another step towards electrification of transport with a special emphasis on last mile transport. We conduct the research in cooperation with a number of industry partners from various business sectors and with the City of Łódź as part of the jointly created ‘New Mobility Laboratory’. It is an initiative consisting of many projects, the overarching goal of which is to popularize zero-emission solutions in urban space. ELAB is one of such projects,” Maciej Mazur, Managing Director of PSPA, said.

The results of the study will be used to compare the total cost of ownership (TCO) of electric and combustion vehicles, assess their environmental impact, and analyze the electrification potential of corporate fleets. The project will also determine, among others the impact of the weight of transported loads on the range of vehicles, compare many variants of the installed infrastructure and assess the implementation potential of charging stations integrated with urban lighting.

“Just a month ago, Łódź signed a letter of intent on cooperation with the Polish Alternative Fuels Association, the largest organization in Poland creating the electromobility market. Today, we are starting the largest project in Poland, in which, as a city, we will test electric cars and compare them with internal combustion cars,” Hanna Zdanowska, Mayor of Łódź, added.

(WBJ)