This year, World EV Day is highlighting “Switching Electric: driving down the cost of motoring.” Cost is an important part of the transition, but for cities there are other practical questions too: where vehicles will charge, how they fit existing routes and schedules, and whether they can handle the conditions they will face every day. Much of UEMI’s work with cities looks at these practical questions. How does charging fit into an existing bus timetable? Can an electric del

Digital tools are now part of many everyday transport services. Passengers use apps to check routes, plan trips and access different mobility options, while operators use digital systems to manage fleets, monitor services and organise routes. Cities also receive information from a growing number of transport providers and platforms. These systems are often developed for a specific purpose, which means they do not necessarily exchange information with other tools already in us

TRANS-SAFE brought together transport professionals, policymakers, researchers and practitioners in Cape Town for its final event, hosted by the University of Cape Town and UITP. The gathering marked the close of three years of work and reflected on lessons from demonstration activities in Cape Town, Kumasi, Kigali and Lusaka. Participants at the TRANS-SAFE final event in Cape Town, marking the conclusion of three years of collaboration and road safety action From local actio

Within the framework of the E-MOVILIZA project, the Fourth Meeting of the Technical Advisory Group for the E-Moviliza project pilot, “Support for the Transition towards Low-Carbon Electric Mobility in Ecuador,” was held as part of ongoing efforts to advance climate change planning and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and air pollution in the transport sector. E-Moviliza’s Fourth Technical Advisory Group Meeting brought stakeholders together to review the progress and pre

When an electric mobility pilot begins, attention usually turns to the most visible milestones. A vehicle starts operating, a charging point is installed or a new service is launched. A pilot should also help cities, operators and project teams figure out how a solution works in real life if it meets local needs and what to do next. For this to happen teams need to know what they want to learn. What information they need to gather. An electric vehicle operating as part of th

Shared mobility can take many forms, from bike and car-sharing services to mobility hubs and digital platforms that connect different transport options. Behind each service, however, there are decisions about planning, partnerships, technology, operations and the people who will use it. These questions have been explored through the GEMINI project and its Mobility Living Labs in different European cities. The GEMINI Academy was developed to share what the project has learned

Electric mobility is easy to notice when a new bus enters service, a charging station is installed or a pilot project is launched. What is less visible is the work needed to keep these services running from one day to the next. Once the vehicles are in use, cities and operators have to deal with practical questions. Where will they be parked and charged? How will charging fit into the timetable? Who will handle maintenance? What needs to change when the service does not run a

Partners from across Europe met in Helsinki for the GEMINI General Assembly, hosted by Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. The meeting brought together representatives from the project's 43 partner organisations to review the work carried out so far, exchange updates from the Mobility Living Labs and define priorities for the final months of the project. GEMINI is now in month 37 of its 42 month duration. With all eight Mobility Living Labs operational, the consortium

The Transport Research Arena (TRA) Conference, held in Budapest, brought together researchers, city representatives, mobility experts and project stakeholders from across Europe. At the European Commission stand, the GEMINI project was presented alongside other European-funded initiatives. The project team shared the work of GEMINI’s Mobility Living Labs, with a particular focus on the Copenhagen and Amsterdam pilot projects, through flyers, videos and discussions with visito

When cities plan charging infrastructure, the conversation often starts with technical details: grid capacity, installation costs, number of chargers and vehicle types. These details matter. But they do not show whether a charger will actually be useful once vehicles are on the street. A charger can look well placed on a map and still be hard to use. It may be too far from the route. It may require a difficult detour. It may be in a place where stopping is unsafe, inconvenien

Goods move through Quito every day to supply businesses, services and households. In busy urban areas, these deliveries affect traffic, emissions and the way streets are used. Through E-Moviliza, Quito is testing a cleaner model for last-mile logistics using electric vehicles and a cross-docking platform located at the Museo del Agua Yaku, in the Historic Centre. There, goods can be consolidated before being distributed in the final stage of delivery. Testing a cleaner delive

Urban mobility is shaped by everyday details: the distance to a bus stop, the condition of the pavement, the lighting along the way, waiting times, and the cost of changing from one mode of transport to another. For many women, daily mobility often involves several stops within a single trip: taking children to school, going to work, shopping, accessing healthcare services, or caring for family members. These journeys frequently combine different transport modes, and when the

Pathways to Smart and Sustainable Urban Mobility Transitions took place in Mexico City, bringing together around 24 participants from five ACCESS countries: Peru, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador, and Mexico. The workshop was organised by the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy and co-organised with the ACCESS project, with support from the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) and Mexican partner institutions. It was implemented under the

Electric urban logistics is often discussed in terms of vehicles, charging stations, or emissions reductions. But in practice, the transition starts somewhere less visible: coordination. Switching delivery fleets from diesel to electric is not only a technical shift. It changes how cities organise access to space, energy, infrastructure, and operations. And this only works when public authorities, logistics operators, utilities, and research partners move in the same directio

Electric mobility pilots are often seen as an important sign of progress. They allow cities, operators and companies to test vehicles, routes and partnerships in real conditions, instead of relying only on plans or assumptions. But a pilot does not automatically lead to wider use. A vehicle may perform well during a test period. A company may identify operational potential. A city may gather useful data. None of that guarantees continuity. What determines whether electric mob

The E-MOVILIZA project carried out the training programme Train the Trainers in Electromobility and Sustainable Mobility , marking an important step in Ecuador’s roadmap to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution in the transport sector. The project, formally titled Support for the Transition Toward Low-Carbon Electric Mobility in Ecuador , is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF7). Its implementation is led by the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MAE

In Quito, the E-Moviliza logistics pilot is showing how electric mobility can support cleaner transport, better services and safer working conditions. Through the pilot, ReciVeci tested an electric van to collect recyclable glass from different waste generators and see how this kind of technology could work in the daily reality of the recycling chain. For ReciVeci , a women-founded social enterprise working in recycling and circular economy in Ecuador, the pilot was a chance

As part of Women’s Month and in the lead-up to International Women in EV Day , we are sharing the experiences of women working across UEMI. They work in different areas, but their stories show how a path in electric mobility can grow in different ways. From left to right: Shruti Raje, Alexandra Suasnavas and Maryam Elamiri share their experiences of working in electric mobility across different roles and contexts at UEMI. Building skills and connecting knowledge to practice

After three years of collaboration, the STREnGth_M project (Stimulating Road Transport Research in Europe and around the Globe for Sustainable Mobility) has come to an end. Funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe programme , STREnGth_M brought together people from academia, industry, public institutions and international organisations to look at a shared challenge: how to make road transport research in Europe more connected, better coordinated and more responsive to the changes a

When electric mobility comes up, the conversation usually focuses on vehicles or charging stations. Those are the parts people see first. But once projects move beyond planning and begin operating in cities, another layer of work becomes visible. Many different roles sit behind the systems that allow electric mobility to function day to day. Introducing electric vehicles does not only change the technology used in transport. It also changes the kinds of work needed to keep