Electric vehicles for city home care services (Stockholm, Sweden)
Area: urban
Date implemented: since 2019
How long from concept to implementation: less than 1 year
Relation between efforts undertaken and benefits achieved: good
What was done and how: Electric vehicles for city home care services (being implemented within MEISTER). Here the city is introducing EVs and encouraging use of cycles, kickbikes, cargobikes, etc. for home care services where personnel travel around to multiple addresses in the city each day. For many routes, it is easiest without cars; where cars are necessary, we have started using EVs in our own fleet and will introduce related criteria in procurement of private services.
Why it worked to 'fast track' the innovation/measure: Existing infrastructure; relatively easy to switch for these services.
Lessons learnt: Works very well even for staff working 3 shifts/day and having little time for charging.
Tips for replication: Start with testing vehicles before buying them; start where there is an interest and use these cases as ambassadors to show and spread good examples.
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Date implemented: since 2019
How long from concept to implementation: less than 1 year
Relation between efforts undertaken and benefits achieved: good
What was done and how: Electric vehicles for city home care services (being implemented within MEISTER). Here the city is introducing EVs and encouraging use of cycles, kickbikes, cargobikes, etc. for home care services where personnel travel around to multiple addresses in the city each day. For many routes, it is easiest without cars; where cars are necessary, we have started using EVs in our own fleet and will introduce related criteria in procurement of private services.
Why it worked to 'fast track' the innovation/measure: Existing infrastructure; relatively easy to switch for these services.
Lessons learnt: Works very well even for staff working 3 shifts/day and having little time for charging.
Tips for replication: Start with testing vehicles before buying them; start where there is an interest and use these cases as ambassadors to show and spread good examples.
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