ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT
One of the goals of our project is to deliver a product in which we will support the efforts of the University of Maryland to fight climate change. They are committing to reach carbon neutrality by 2025 through a mix of infrastructure improvement, the implementation of electric vehicles, and other targeted investments in order to reduce emissions all over campus. It is important to note that the goal of this project is not directed toward the replacement of cars on campus but to reduce the number of students who live on campus who drive to class and encourage them to use electric vehicles or other modes of micromobility which are more environmentally friendly.
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As it is shown in the table above, we were able to take the average emissions of grams of CO2 per passenger of an electric scooter, the pessimistic scooter life span and the optimistic life expectancy of a scooter and compare them to the average emissions of a new vehicle (which is already to be considered to be environmentally friendly). The results of this were pretty impressive since the electric scooter emits about 2.4 times less carbon dioxide per passenger than an electric scooter. This factor increases to 5 times, when compared to the older vehicles. It is important to note that in an article written by Phil LeaBeau it is stated that 25% of cars in America are at least 16 years old which means that these carbon emissions could be even higher. Take into consideration the fact that most people driving to campus are students without a full time salary which correlates to the fact that they might not be able to afford a newer and more environmentally friendly vehicle.