Research Article

Feasibility Study of a Building-Integrated PV Manager to Power a Last-Mile Electric Vehicle Sharing System

Table 5

Optimization model parameters.

SymbolDescriptionValue

Time interval index, from 7:00–19:00[1,720] min
Charging time interval for e-bikes, from 10:00–16:00[180,540] min
Passenger demand from A (metro station) to B (CIEMAT)[]
Passenger demand from B (CIEMAT) to A (metro station)[]
Pickup EV trailer capacity (number of e-bikes which can be transported)5
Travel time from A to B on e-bikes6 min
Travel time from B to A on e-bikes5 min
Travel time from A to B of pickup EV4 min
Travel time from B to A of pickup EV4 min
Total number of e-bikes available in the system25
Initial number of e-bikes in the docking station A at 7:00 am25
Initial number of e-bikes located at B at 7:00 am0
Total number of pick-up EV available in the system1
Number of pick-up EV located at A at 7:00 am0
Number of pick-up EV located at B at 7:00 am1
e-bikes parking slots in A25
e-bikes parking slots in B25