MoVE: Test Case for Electric Carsharing at Itaipu

Abstract

The idea of sharing resources is a world tendency that is spreading quickly because people's behavior is continually changing due to a lot of variables, such as easy access to technology. Some examples that can illustrate this transformation are: Airbnb, Couchsurfing and Uber. Taking a look from a perspective that comprises both economy and environmental issues, vehicle sharing is a concept that brings a lot of easiness and benefits for those who used as a sustainable means of locomotion. This paper aims to contribute with a sustainable vision already adopted by Itaipu Binacional, the most important hydroelectric power plant in Brazil. To achieve this, a carsharing platform (MoVE) was developed to include electric vehicles to be used by Itaipu employees. Trying to achieve high scalability, MoVE platform offers an API that allows communication with any hardware that is capable of collecting vehicle data.