SMART Concept Mobility
SMART
Charging infrastructure: standard charging station
The expansion of the charging infrastructure is one of the basic requirements for a successful energy transition. By providing charging stations, you are not only making an important contribution to the implementation of electromobility, but you are also increasing your competitiveness by opening up new target groups and building a green hotel image. Depending on the costs, the availability of a normal charging station is assigned to the SMART level and the fast charging station to the All SMART level.
Advantages / Benefits:
Reaching new target groups
Green hotel image
Increasing awareness through listing on charging network platforms
Improved service offering
Contribution to the energy transition
Response to political demands
Expense:
Planning, installation, maintenance
Financial expenditure: 500-15,000 euros plus service & maintenance costs Advantages
E-Bike / Pedelec
The e-bike and the pedelec, often incorrectly referred to as an e-bike, are an attractive way for young and old to get around locally. Furthermore, bicycle tourism has developed into a growth industry, which is why the provision of e-bikes and the provision of the necessary infrastructure brings many advantages at relatively little expense.
Advantages / Benefits:
Increased attractiveness through an additional service offer
Reaching a new target group
Increased local mobility
Bicycle tourism protects the environment
Contribution to minimizing traffic on the roads
Green hotel image
Expense:
Low time expenditure (rental, maintenance)
Financial expenditure is relatively low
Shuttle service
Not every region has good public transport connections, although the desire to travel sustainably is growing. The shuttle service is not a new invention - but it is a proven way to make your hotel accessible to your guests and increase comfort. The time and costs are relatively low compared to the increase in comfort for the guest, which is why the shuttle service is classified in the SMART category.
Advantages / Benefits:
Better accessibility of your hotel: even guests who do not have a car can travel by bus and train
The competitive disadvantage for companies in regions with weak infrastructure is eliminated
Expansion of the range of services
Increased comfort for guests
Expense:
Low time expenditure (collection)
Financial expenditure is comparatively low if the hotel already has its car
Maintenance costs, fuel costs
SMART plus
Electric car
The future is green - expand your hotel's range of services by renting out your electric car. This not only increases your guest's on-site mobility and comfort but also contributes to the success of the energy transition and sets an example for sustainable action.
Advantages / Benefits:
Climate-friendly, future-oriented means of transport
Green hotel image
Increased visibility on the Internet through an additional search criterion
Expansion of the range of services
Increase in “on-site mobility”
Contribution to the energy transition
Expense:
The cost is comparatively low and amounts to the rental and maintenance costs
The financial cost is reduced by funding opportunities from the federal government
Car-Sharing
"Sharing" is one of the big trends of our time - enable your guests to travel by bus and train in an environmentally friendly way and still be flexible and mobile on site. Car-sharing concepts are already part of everyday life in large cities such as Berlin. These concepts are also becoming increasingly popular in smaller towns. As a hotelier, you have the option of either making your vehicles available or collaborating with car-sharing providers.
Advantages / Benefits:
Increase in local mobility
Environmental awareness: guests can travel by bus and train and resources are saved
Reduction in traffic
Green hotel image
Expense:
Very little time is required (order to provider)
Low financial outlay
all SMART
Charging infrastructure: fast charging station
Compared to normal charging stations, fast charging stations (also called DC fast charging stations) have better charging performance and therefore a shorter charging time. Charging with direct current takes place, as with a normal charging station, via a wired connection between the vehicle and the charging station. However, the charger is integrated into the vehicle.
Advantages / Benefits:
Charging capacity of up to 170 kW
Shortened charging time to approx. 0.3 – 1 h
Reaching new target groups
Green hotel image
Increased awareness through listing on charging network platforms
Improved service offering
Contribution to the energy transition
Response to political demands
Expense:
Planning, installation, maintenance
Financial expenditure: 500 – 15,000 euros plus service & maintenance costs
Integration of mobility into the energy concept
Connect your electric vehicle to your hotel's building technology and benefit from several advantages. Experts see the use of electric cars as solar storage as a key technology for the future of electromobility. This technology is currently still in its early stages of development - several pilot projects and the first firmly announced products from various manufacturers clearly show that this technology will reshape electromobility.
Advantages / Benefits:
Electric cars as temporary solar storage
Use of renewable energy – even at night
An additional incentive for purchasing a photovoltaic system, as self-consumption can be increased by the electric car
Saving on grid fees
Load smoothing of the electricity grid
Expense:
Exact details of the financial outlay cannot be given at this time, as this technology is still in its early stages of development and there are currently no products on the German market. Manufacturers such as Mitsubishi are announcing the first products for 2019.
The outlay is high, as a photovoltaic system, a charging station, an electric vehicle, and, optionally, a home storage battery are required. These components must be purchased, installed, and maintained. The extent to which the purchase will be profitable depends on further developments.