On Tuesday, July 5, 2016, on the Viale Pola campus, LUISS presented the Green Mobility project, the first intelligent sustainable transportation service that allows users to access any recharging station through a simple app, without any contractual restrictions.
Using BOMTS technology (Banking Operations Maintenance Telematics and Security), each intelligent recharging station will be connected via server to an innovative IT platform, allowing users to access the integrated electric mobility system without a badge or contract.
LUISS will launch the project with a fleet of 54 vehicles including cars, scooters and electric bicycles, bringing together sustainability, IT innovation and advanced research from the auto industry to move users between the University’s three campuses in Rome.
“LUISS Green Mobility responds to the need for social ecology and environmental protection,” explains General Manager Giovanni Lo Storto. “Our educational model considers respect for nature and common good essential elements for the growth of every one of our students.”
Starting in September, LUISS students can take advantage of 18 electric cars, 24 e-bikes and 12 scooters to move between campuses, each equipped with smart chargers.
- Viale Romania 32: 10 electric cars and 5 charging stations
- Viale Pola 12: 4 electric cars and 2 charging stations
- Via Parenzo 11: 4 electric cars and 2 charging stations
At each of the three stations, students can also choose from 24 electric bicycles with pedal assist systems and 12 electric scooters. After the initial launch, exclusively for the LUISS community, the service will be extended to the city’s residents and visitors.
This initiative promotes zero-emission transportation and, in time, aims to eliminate urban traffic from the leading causes of pollution and climate change.
In partnership with Electric Drive Italia, Mercedes Benz Italia in collaboration with Intesa Sanpaolo, the LUISS fleet of green vehicles, accessible 24 hours a day, includes electric scooter sharing from startup 2Hire, launched by LUISS graduate Filippo Agostino.
Daniele Del Pesce, CEO of Electric Drive Italia explains: “The engineering behind the LUISS project represents a concrete, highly technologic solution, with electric and IT infrastructure, available to both the Italian and foreign public in real time.”
The university has made sustainability one of its defining features through both transportation and campus management. After a year-long process, the Viale Romania campus received the LEED Existing Building Certification. This prestigious environmentalist qualification, promoting the use of previously existing buildings, thus recognizes the university’s high standards in planning, building and managing its real estate construction projects.
“The results so far have been extraordinary,” remarks LUISS General Manager Giovanni Lo Storto. “With this certification, the university sets out its road map for constant improvement in a context in which the university is already active through various projects that include professors, students, staff and suppliers.”
The LEED certification represents an opportunity for students to put principles of sustainability into practice through LEED LAB, a soft skills program with modules on themes related to sustainability, starting in 2016-2017.