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Analysis of the environmental impact of e-scooter sharing services considering product reliability characteristics and durability
- Source :
- Procedia CIRP. 96:181-188
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2021.
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Abstract
- Electric stand-up scooters become increasingly popular for both private and shared use. They are a mass product but need to be adapted to different use cases or the local conditions of different cities. However, the sustainability of electric scooters is a matter of public debate, especially because of their short lifetime. Studies show that the reliability of e-scooters is one of the main factors influencing their environmental impact during their life cycle. This paper addresses the research question of the potential advantages and disadvantages of a reliable electric scooter from the perspective of ecological sustainability. It shows how reliability characteristics, especially durability, can affect product sustainability of mass customized products like e-scooters. The paper uses life cycle assessment (LCA) as a methodology. It suggests approaches to include reliability characteristics into LCA and life cycle engineering. Using the three case studies of electric scooters as an example, it outlines the influence of innovation cycles and modular design of batteries, of component durability and scooter lifetime as well as different maintenance strategies on the environmental impact of e-scooter sharing. Altogether the paper discusses possible trade-off between the advantages and disadvantages of improved reliability on the life cycle performance of e-scooters.
- Subjects :
- 0209 industrial biotechnology
Life Cycle Engineering
Computer science
business.industry
02 engineering and technology
010501 environmental sciences
Modular design
01 natural sciences
020901 industrial engineering & automation
Risk analysis (engineering)
Sustainability
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Use case
Environmental impact assessment
Product (category theory)
business
Life-cycle assessment
Reliability (statistics)
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
General Environmental Science
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 22128271
- Volume :
- 96
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Procedia CIRP
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........1a91e1934d701386227dbbfa68302688