A STUDY ON THE LOW CARBON EVALUATION OF THE PERSONAL MOBILITY AS THE LAST MILE OF OTHER TRANSPORT MODES

Abstract

Although personal mobility is expected to mainstream in the future, no studies have explored the CO₂ emissions of such means of transport. This study estimated the CO₂ equivalent basis of Micro Electric Vehicles (MEV), Electric Kickboards, and Electric Bicycles based on the Life Cycle Assessment method (LCA) to address the gap in the literature. Furthermore, we constructed a method for assessing changes in CO₂ emissions when alternating the transport modes accompanied with the last mile personal mobility. It was found that changing from a private car to public transportation (railway or bus) plus personal mobility could only reduce CO₂ emissions if fewer than two passengers are in a private vehicle.