In this video lecture, you will study some important characteristics of infrastructure systems – transport and electricity. Margot then applies these concepts to EVs, and will explain the impact of electric mobility on the transport and electricity infrastructure systems.

The learning objectives for the third lecture are the following:

• Understanding the evolution of electricity and transport infrastructures through the concept of complex adaptive systems
• Recognizing infrastructure systems as socio-technical systems which can adapt through the decisions and actions of its social actors
• Understanding the traditional role played by governments in the transport and electricity sectors and how the government’s role has evolved over time
• Understanding the role of institutions in interaction between social and technical dimension of infrastructure systems
• Describing the characteristics of Complex Adaptive Socio-Technical Systems
• Understanding the consequences of EVs on the electricity infrastructure system