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Automotive<br />
<strong>Niedersachsen</strong> Global 15<br />
“Showcase <strong>for</strong> Electric mobility”<br />
Our horsepower goes electric. Electric mobility in <strong>Niedersachsen</strong>. The metropolitan area<br />
“Metropolregion Hannover Braunschweig Göttingen Wolfsburg” is one of four showcases <strong>for</strong><br />
electric mobility in Germany.<br />
<strong>Niedersachsen</strong> is the state of horses but also of horsepower.<br />
This applies specifically to the area around the cities of<br />
Hanover, Braunschweig <strong>and</strong> Wolfsburg. Producers, suppliers,<br />
service providers <strong>and</strong> outst<strong>and</strong>ing academic institutions<br />
have made this area into one of the top global sites <strong>for</strong> the<br />
mobility industry. The region which has <strong>for</strong>med a metropolitan<br />
area with the south of <strong>Niedersachsen</strong> has now set itself<br />
the objective of utilising the opportunities <strong>for</strong> electric mobility<br />
along the entire value chain. As many vehicles <strong>and</strong> components<br />
as possible are to be developed <strong>and</strong> produced in the<br />
metropolitan area. Services related to electric mobility <strong>and</strong><br />
the regional generation of electricity from renewable energy<br />
Image: BerlinStock – Fotolia.com<br />
Driving the Future: Electric mobility offers huge potential.<br />
sources also <strong>for</strong>m part of the “Business Model Showcase”.<br />
About 120 companies, 30 academic institutions, the Federal<br />
State of <strong>Niedersachsen</strong> <strong>and</strong> over 50 municipalities are all<br />
involved in the Showcase <strong>for</strong> Electric Mobility “Our horsepower<br />
goes electric. Electric mobility in <strong>Niedersachsen</strong>”. In<br />
about 40 individual projects a financial sum of about € 130<br />
million is involved of which it is expected that € 10 million<br />
shall be provided by the State of <strong>Niedersachsen</strong> <strong>and</strong> almost<br />
€ 50 million by the German Federal Government.<br />
The metropolitan area is not only building its showcase<br />
on the strengths of the mobility industry, but is always<br />
also setting itself the challenge of developing electric mobility<br />
as a mobility solution fit <strong>for</strong> future purpose. The aim of<br />
the metropolitan area is to fully cover its energy requirements<br />
<strong>for</strong> electricity, heat <strong>and</strong> mobility from renewable energy<br />
sources by 2050 thereby creating the basic prerequisite <strong>for</strong><br />
climate-friendly mobility. As an associated project new wind<br />
power stations are being constructed in the metropolitan<br />
area which will cover the electricity requirements of 100,000<br />
vehicles. A campaign programme is being used by towns <strong>and</strong><br />
districts to increase awareness <strong>and</strong> acceptance of this by the<br />
population. Electrical vehicles in communal vehicle pools,<br />
privileged parking, support <strong>for</strong> two-wheel electric mobility<br />
<strong>and</strong> the development of a needs-oriented battery charging<br />
infrastructure are the main points under consideration in the<br />
local support programme. In the development of local support<br />
strategies, the local municipalities want to learn from<br />
the experiences of other European regions. The metropolitan<br />
area organises international exchanges, including with<br />
the French tourism region of La Rochelle, the town alliance<br />
CREA’VENIR in Haute-Norm<strong>and</strong>ie <strong>and</strong> also with the Spanish<br />
city of Valladolid.<br />
Hanover City Centre will see developments through a<br />
high density of hybrid buses, a new model <strong>for</strong> the loaning of<br />
pedelecs (electric bicycles), the use of electric vehicles in the<br />
Volkswagen Carsharing-Model Quicar <strong>and</strong> many other infrastructure<br />
activities. Braunschweig is proving in the Showcase<br />
<strong>for</strong> Electric Mobility its peak position in research <strong>and</strong> it will<br />
be testing a model <strong>for</strong> the inductive charging of buses <strong>and</strong><br />
taxis. The town of Wolfsburg is building a state-of-the-art<br />
mobility centre in front of the main station <strong>and</strong> the general<br />
public magnet Autostadt is setting up a new in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
<strong>and</strong> experience centre on electric mobility. On the main VW<br />
plant site a comprehensive electric mobility concept design<br />
has been built <strong>for</strong> the showcase period. The Harz is becoming<br />
a test region <strong>for</strong> electrical motor bikes <strong>and</strong> pedelecs are<br />
to replace public transport in the Weserbergl<strong>and</strong>. With all<br />
these activities to promote electric mobility, the metropolitan<br />
area wants to keep the economic effects <strong>and</strong> in particular the<br />
implications <strong>for</strong> the employment market in view. There<strong>for</strong>e<br />
against this background, work place monitoring is being carried<br />
out. A wide range of qualification <strong>and</strong> accompanying<br />
research activities round out the showcase.<br />
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Contact<br />
The metropolitan area “Metropolregion Hannover<br />
Braunschweig Göttingen Wolfsburg”<br />
www.metropolregion.de