RCE Graz Styria-2011

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Submitted by thomasdrage on Thu, 2011-07-07 16:50
1. General Information
Contact Name(s): 
Dr. Clemens Mader
Marlene Trummler
Organizational Affiliation : 
RCE Graz-Styria
RCE Graz-Styria
Role in the project: 
Project lead
Project associate
E-Mail Address(es): 
clemens.mader@uni-graz.at
marlene.trummler@uni-graz.at
Project-relevant information: 
A study report will be available in August (only in German)
2. Project Information
1. Project title: 
E-mobility in the province of Styria - with a focus on e-bikes
2. Project Description: 
The study "E-mobility in the province of Styria - with a focus on e-bikes" consists of three comprehensive online surveys with the aim to identify potentials and perceptions regarding e-bikes, especially in rural areas. Furthermore the study aimed at creating user profiles of a typical e-biker.
The three target groups of the study involved municipalities, active e-bikers as well as people interested in e-mobility. RCE Graz-Styria ran the project in cooperation with a regional energy provider in Styria, Energie Steiermark. Questionnaires were developed; the online surveys were conducted and evaluated. First results were presented and reflected together with participants of the survey during a workshop before the final study report was completed. Additionally a literature review on e-mobility with a focus on e-bikes in Austria complemented the results of the survey.
3. Project Status: 
Finished
4. Key Words
Other: 
E-mobility
5. Project categories
Project categories: 
Research
6. Expected outcomes:: 
Potentials and perceptions regarding e-mobility (especially e-bikes) are being collected in comparison between representatives of Styrian municipalities, active e-bikers as well as interested people. The outcome is a specific picture of the current mood in e-mobility in rural areas in the province of Styria in order to support political as well as economic decision making.
7. Duration of the Project:: 
January 2011 until July 2011
3. Project Leadership & Vision
8. Project coordination (e.g. teams): 
The project was managed by RCE Graz-Styria in cooperation with the e-mobility representative of a regional energy provider. The project team involved two staff member of the RCE (project leader as well as a project assistant) and a student assistant.
9. Leadership structure
a. Administration: 
2
b. Transactional: 
4
c. Transformational: 
4
4. Project results
10. Project results : 
Potentials and perceptions regarding e-mobility (especially e-bikes) are being collected in comparison between representatives of Styrian municipalities, active e-bikers as well as interested people. The outcome is a specific picture of the current mood in e-mobility in rural areas in the province of Styria in order to support political as well as economic decision making. A study report was developed.
11. Contribution to reforms and innovations: 
The results and perceptions may support political decision making at a local and provincial level as well as provide useful insights for e-bike selling companies – as the results contain information e.g. about demands regarding public infrastructure, individual mobility behaviour or characteristics of users.
12. Unexpected / unplanned results: 
Although the survey was promoted via a lot of e-mailing lists, homepages and social networks, only a little number of active e-bikers filled out the survey. Hence comparisons between perceptions among e-bikers and interested people were difficult to a certain extent.
13.Core Partners: 
RCE Graz-Styria, Energie Steiermark (regional energy provider)
5. Partnership and networking
14. Project Network
a. Information network: 
2
b. Knowledge network: 
6
c. Innovation network: 
2
6. Participation
15. Type of involvement: 
The development of the project aim and concept took place in close cooperation between RCE Graz-Styria and Energie Steiermark. During regular meetings project deliverables, e.g. the development of the questionnaires, were discussed and the project goals were commonly reflected.
16. Participation opportunities
a. Informational participation: 
2
b. Consultation participation: 
3
c. Decision influencing participation : 
5
7. Education & Learning
17. Educational activities: 
Educational activities took place in terms of a workshop where first results of the survey were presented to survey participants as well as interested people. Additionally the final report will be available for the public.
18. Learning activities: 
Learning on the one hand happened through a literature review, where current information about e-mobility, especially focusing on e-bikes and rural areas was collected. On the other hand the project status and results were reflected with all partners during regular project meetings.
19. Educational activities
a. Theory: 
4
b. Discussion: 
5
c. Interactive and Multidimensional "action oriented education": 
1
8. Research Integration
20. Research & Development (R&D): 
The project "E-mobility in the province of Styria" presents a research project as such, as it collects data of e-mobility related aspects in Styria that have not existed before. Research questions focus on the role and potentials of e-bikes, especially in rural areas as well as on identifying characteristics of active e-bikers and their experiences.
An added value is being created by the involvement of the Styrian municipalities (there exist 542 municipalities and 98 filled out the questionnaire) as they are the ones that conduct activities on the local level.
21. Research partners: 
None
22. Description of research
a. Disciplinary: 
2
b. Interdisciplinary: 
4
c. Transdisciplinary: 
4
Type: 
Project Reports
Region: 
Europe
Community: 
Research and Development
Issue: 
Population
Country: 
Austria