We report the first comprehensive assessment of the primary energy and GHG emissions impacts of using electric VTOLs vs. ground-based light-duty vehicles for passenger mobility.
The transportation sector faces the challenge of meeting growing demand for convenient passenger mobility while reducing congestion, improving safety, and mitigating emissions.
A large literature exists on passenger mobility but fewer studies have been done on goods vehicles mobility, and, in particular, on analyses that link passenger and goods mobility.
As a result of innovations in passenger mobility, public authorities began to consider the necessity of a general freight mobility program.
The traditional planning approach related to urban transport relies on studying transport demand to find and support solutions mainly related to passenger mobility.
Through the quarterly Isfort's "Audimob" national survey on passenger mobility, a representative sample5 of the Italian population was asked to evaluate both the generic four dimensions of urban sustainability and the above list of 13 specific objectives.
Hence, it is difficult to consider the link between the old urban models (developed mainly for logistic trips) and end-consumer models (which are those developed for passenger mobility), and to analyse the complexity of urban transport systems with all the components that make up urban mobility.
Currently passengers with mobility difficulties are able to book a bus to pick them up and drop them off.
...and then rush for the train, often down single-track stairways with no (or hard to find) elevators or escalators, creating challenges for passengers with mobility issues or luggage.
Elderly passengers with mobility challenges are also a favorite target.
