Use of electric vehicles in carsharing to serve the sports events

Russian State University of Physical Culture, Sport, Youth and Tourism, Sirenevy Blvd., 4, 105122 Moscow, Russia

^* Corresponding author: seun2006@mail.ru

Abstract

Carsharing was appeared at the beginning of the last century with the idea of offering cars for rent. The subsequent development of rental allowed carsharing to take shape as an independent direction in 1971 and in 1991 the European car sharing Association was established. Further computerization made this service more accessible. However, in 1992 the European Union introduced the Euro-1 environmental standard. Further tightening of environmental standards has forced firms to take a fresh look at the provision of carsharing services. As a result, owners were turned to cars with hybrid, hydrogen and electric motors. Due to significant progress in increasing battery capacity the electric vehicles are the most promising for this field of activity. However, the issues of placing charging stations in places where electric vehicles are used intensively in order to provide quick access and reduce waiting times in the queue are still not fully worked out.