Electromobility - Integrating electric charging infrastructure with the ...

The MOBI.E is a pilot project and will be studied as a pilot case study. Therefore, itrequires collecting theoretical, as well as technical information. This case study presentsa research study related to electromobility (Adene, 2010), as well as the description ofan intelligent charging system, in an open platform.To obtain evidence, interviews were conducted with supervisors of the Pilot Project,which produced both quantitative and qualitative data, through the formulation of openand closed questions. A chain of evidence was attempted, but the fact that it is a pilotproject did not allow for a concrete analysis of the consequences of the project itself.3. The case studyThis case study was selected because it represents a wager on the open platformsbusiness and, thus, represents a step forward in the development of the issue ofelectromobility - charging service for EVs or PHEVs. Interoperability is a matter ofrelevant importance and MOBI.E appears to be an integrator. It constitutes a businessmodel in itself, associated with the predictable growth of electromobility. The resolutionof this integration problem requires the interaction of several entities, whose roles arenot only regulatory but also involve the development of a prototype, cash flows,electrical software, and charging solutions. Harmonising this integral framework for theelectric vehicle charging system is presented as the best way to attract new users toelectrical mobility.As Hajer (2011) said “The frame of the energetic society encourages governments totake a different approach, and requires the various tools already available togovernments to be used in new ways”. The initiative's pilot project MOBI.E wasestablished by the Portuguese government under the “Programme for ElectricMobility”, which is integrated in a major instrument – the “National Plan for EnergyEfficiency – Portugal 2015”, approved in 2009, with the aim of expanding the use of theelectric vehicle in Portugal. The pilot project MOBI.E began its development in 2008,and is a smart electrical charging solution, based on an open platform.The partnership formed between various Research and Development entities, such as RENERLiving Lab, CEIIA-CE, REMOBI, the communication entity Brandia Central, the energy entityEDP INOVAÇÃO, the software technology entities Novabase and Critical, and the technology4