System Integration and Socio-Economic Aspects

To realize a full system integration of components and subsystems, Fraunhofer is working on the development of two demonstrator vehicles - on the one hand side a passenger car and on the other hand side a hybrid vehicle for public urban transport. This aim s at the demonstration and presentation of technology development. Furthermore, provision of a suitable basis for tests of technology innovations and the establishment of a development and service centre for “full vehicle test rigs” are important purposes.
 
Secondly, socio-economic aspects of an electromobile future have to be discussed and realistic scenarios have to be derived. Socio-economic integration of Electromobility deals with three prior aspects:

• Build-up of a communication platform:
  The platform will include a demonstration centre for Electromobility, a business-to-business communication concept and communication concepts for further stakeholders in the field of politics, science and society.
• Analyses of different concepts for implementation of Electromobility:
  The analyses deal with the complete spectrum of conceivable applications, from electric bikes up to transportation of goods. The studies also include acceptance analyses and the consideration of environmental impacts.
  
• Future value chains:
  In particular, shifting of value creation will be analyzed and the consequences will be evaluated. Furthermore, new business cases in the B2B sector will be developed.