Electric Vehicle Paradigm Shift
An assessment of the implications, for Great Britain
Problem Description
There is a global movement towards electrifying the automotive industry, which is mainly ‘fuelled’ by the urgency to clean air quality in cities, and reduce our dependency on oil. To assist in this transition, governments around the world are ratifying policies that bar combustion cars, with Scotland banning new sales as early as 2032 and the UK by 2040.
However, there is a lack of research in this transition, and numerous implications remain unknown that have the potential of compromising this shift.
However, there is a lack of research in this transition, and numerous implications remain unknown that have the potential of compromising this shift.
Aims & Intended Outputs
We believe that by identifying and quantifying the implications of an EV transition, in terms of technical, economic and practical concerns, we can extend the understanding behind it. To achieve it, we took a scenario-based approach – developed and analysed through nine different scenarios -of how electric vehicles can progress but also with total number of cars.
An analysis allowed the nine permutations to exist, that include three scenarios of how electric vehicles can progress, and three scenarios reflecting the possible progression of the total number of cars. Through the scenarios, numbers materialised and provided us with great insights on how impactful this transition can be, eventually allowing an overall assessment of sustainability to take place.
The tool crafted for this analysis, has been formulated and made available on this website. This is designed to assist policy-makers in understanding the numerous implications that will need to be mitigated, with quantifications on an annual basis, that can lead to well-constructed policies and government targets; giving the ability to generate custom scenarios with some key results quantified. Furthermore, the public's understanding of what such transition entail, is vital to the adoption of electric vehicles. The tool therefore also aims at guiding and providing an insight to the public through a full transparency of the transition's analysis.
An analysis allowed the nine permutations to exist, that include three scenarios of how electric vehicles can progress, and three scenarios reflecting the possible progression of the total number of cars. Through the scenarios, numbers materialised and provided us with great insights on how impactful this transition can be, eventually allowing an overall assessment of sustainability to take place.
The tool crafted for this analysis, has been formulated and made available on this website. This is designed to assist policy-makers in understanding the numerous implications that will need to be mitigated, with quantifications on an annual basis, that can lead to well-constructed policies and government targets; giving the ability to generate custom scenarios with some key results quantified. Furthermore, the public's understanding of what such transition entail, is vital to the adoption of electric vehicles. The tool therefore also aims at guiding and providing an insight to the public through a full transparency of the transition's analysis.
Project Management
For ensuring the project stays on track, that deliverables are within their timeframes, and that human resources are allocated at their necessary capacities, two main applications were utilised: Microsoft Project for generating a Gantt chart, and Microsoft Visio for generating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
The seven pillars to our project management
Project's seven phases
To find out more about how the project progressed, the following section outlines some key essential background information.