Analysis of the impact of the use of electric vehicles on pollution using real maps of Mazatlán, Mexico

Abstract

In the transport sector, communication technologies (WiFi, WAVE, Bluetooth, 3G, 4G, 5G, etc.) make the concept of a connected car with communication capabilities possible. In the coming decades, connected autonomous driving vehicles, without human intervention, and high security, will travel on roads and cities. In this field, another goal is the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, which opens the possibility of new areas of transport research that consider the environment, energy, and the use of information exchange to guarantee safe mobility, comfortable and sustainability [1]. Electric mobility ensures sustainable and environmentally friendly urban development [2]. This research will analyze the impact electric vehicles have on the development of a smart city, for which SUMO was used as a vehicular traffic simulator, OMNeT++ for the communications network, and Veins as the link between the two, to achieve results attached to reality. Based on the above, this research hypothesizes that using electric vehicles in real simulated scenarios in the city of Mazatlán, in Sinaloa, Mexico, reduces pollution. To confirm the above, a series of simulations will be carried out that will allow us to analyze and compare the use of electric vehicles in real scenarios.