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Atualmente estamos perante uma mudança no que toca à mobilidade das pessoas
em todo o mundo. Devido às alterações climáticas, existe a necessidade de optar por
alternativas mais ecológicas ao tradicional automóvel a combustão, tendo, por isso, o
veículo elétrico surgido como uma opção no combate às emissões de gases com efeito de
estufa.
Contudo, com o crescimento acelerado do mercado dos veículos elétricos, existiu
a necessidade, tanto da parte dos governos como das entidades fornecedoras de energia,
de criar uma rede de postos de carregamento destes automóveis. Verifica-se que, apesar
desta rede de postos de carregamento estar em constante crescimento, além de não
acompanhar o aumento do mercado dos veículos elétricos, apresenta várias lacunas, tanto
no tipo como nas plataformas de gestão de postos de carregamento. Estas falhas foram
comprovadas, também, através de um questionário realizado a cerca de 50 utilizadores de
veículos elétricos.
Este projeto apresenta, por isso, a plataforma Incharge, disponível quer online
quer através de aplicações para Android e iOS, que pretende resolver os problemas
enumerados no parágrafo anterior e facilitar a gestão dos postos de carregamento públicos
dos veículos elétricos, não só por parte dos consumidores e utilizadores dos mesmos como
também daqueles que os detêm.
Para a realização deste trabalho foi utilizada a metodologia Design Science
Research. Tendo por base esta metodologia, explicam-se todos os passos seguidos até à
construção do protótipo da plataforma, onde o mesmo passou por um processo de
avaliação que apresentou bons resultados e melhorias em relação às plataformas já
existentes. Foi, também, criado o plano de negócios por forma a serem feitas as projeções
financeiras para a manutenção deste projeto, que se revelou viável a médio prazo, mesmo
sendo necessário um investimento inicial elevado.
Nowadays, we are experiencing a big change in terms of mobility throughout the world: due to the climate changes, there is the necessity of seeking new and more ecologic alternatives to the traditional gas powered automobile, that’s how the eletric cars have appeared as an option to fight the spread of greenhouse gases. However, with the exponential growth of the eletric car market, there was a necessity of creating a wide network of car chargers, both from the governments and other private parties. Therefore, what we can experience is that this network is not growing as much as the market is and that the platforms that are available do not satisfy the users, as it is stated on a survey made for this project, where the users that have answered, saw the lack of information regarding the charge availability and functionality, as well as having no possibility to book a certain charger beforehand, as the main things that have to be changed inside those platforms. So, this project presents the platform Incharge, both available online, and with applications to Android and iOS operating systems, that seeks to solve the problems stated on the previous paragraph and to facilitate the management of the charging points, not just for the users but also for the owners of them. This project is guided by the Design Science Research methodology, where it is explained every step since the beginning until the prototype that is presented. The prototype was also evalueted, where it was concluded that the platorfm offered advantages compared to the otheres available. It is also included a business plan, to help understand the financial needs of this particular project and also to determine it’s feasebility, which, dispite the necessity of a big inicial investment, revealed itself as a lucrative bussiness in a medium term prospect.
Nowadays, we are experiencing a big change in terms of mobility throughout the world: due to the climate changes, there is the necessity of seeking new and more ecologic alternatives to the traditional gas powered automobile, that’s how the eletric cars have appeared as an option to fight the spread of greenhouse gases. However, with the exponential growth of the eletric car market, there was a necessity of creating a wide network of car chargers, both from the governments and other private parties. Therefore, what we can experience is that this network is not growing as much as the market is and that the platforms that are available do not satisfy the users, as it is stated on a survey made for this project, where the users that have answered, saw the lack of information regarding the charge availability and functionality, as well as having no possibility to book a certain charger beforehand, as the main things that have to be changed inside those platforms. So, this project presents the platform Incharge, both available online, and with applications to Android and iOS operating systems, that seeks to solve the problems stated on the previous paragraph and to facilitate the management of the charging points, not just for the users but also for the owners of them. This project is guided by the Design Science Research methodology, where it is explained every step since the beginning until the prototype that is presented. The prototype was also evalueted, where it was concluded that the platorfm offered advantages compared to the otheres available. It is also included a business plan, to help understand the financial needs of this particular project and also to determine it’s feasebility, which, dispite the necessity of a big inicial investment, revealed itself as a lucrative bussiness in a medium term prospect.
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Keywords
Mobilidade elétrica Plataforma online Design science research empreendedorismo Postos de carregamento Eletric cars Charging stations Design science research Entrepeneurship Online platform