Uploaded on 2019-01-02 by Mina Hasman

Electrification in urban cities is increasing in demand with the aim to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions and minimize the adverse impacts of Climate Change. An essential part of electrification in dense city environments is embedded in the electrification of the transportation system which are observed in the emerging initiatives of electrification of the public buses in China and the encouragement of electric vehicles' use in cities around the world. Some global cities are taking this commitment to the next level by introducing bans on non-electric car purchase and uses within the city, such as the one introduced by Paris in 2030. The technological advancements especially within the transportation sector will inevitable bring vast opportunities to minimize Greenhouse Gas emissions. Nonetheless, it is important to acknowledge that we also need to bring an efficiency at different scales to truly make our cities more sustainable. The electrification of transportation/systems/products along with the independency (i.e. connectivity, accessibility and flexibility) that comes are encouraging us to demand more – by electrification, we are not becoming energy-efficient, instead our hunger grows ever more.