Our second site was an EV rental and charging station called Ecar. The parking lot was full, showing us that nobody had rented a vehicle at the time we were there. We took photos of the charging equipment and tried to speak with the employee on duty. Though we didn’t find out much, we plan to return when we have prepared interview questions.

Third and last, we went to The Great Electric Bike World, a store that used to carry four-wheel electric vehicles but now does not. We took photos of the different brands and varieties of electric bikes and scooters sold at the store, and spoke briefly with the store employees. We also plan to return there in the future.

Today, we spent the day in the classroom figuring out what future direction we want to take with our research. In our brainstorm we came up with research directions for users, businesses, NGOs, and government, but in the end we decided to focus on user research because we do not have easy access to information about the other main players in the EV scene. Our planned timeline is copied at the end.

Why does it matter?
Pollution in Chinese cities is severe, and petroleum will inevitably run out at some point in the future. In as many areas as possible, China is trying to decrease its dependence on nonrenewable sources of energy. Electric vehicles do not emit pollutants like petroleum vehicles do. Though EV are powered by electricity that is currently generated by burning coal, EV have the potential to use electricity provided by renewable energy sources in the future. In addition, battery and electric power technology are relatively mature technologies in China compared to hybrid engine technologies. Every year, users of EV increase significantly, and the government is taking steps to implement policies that will further encourage EV ownership. We believe it is important to research current barriers to increasing ownership and car sharing of EV so that future transitions to EV can go smoothly.

Where will you go from here?
We hope to investigate the main question of why both electric vehicle ownership and shared car programs have not yet taken off in Beijing. We plan to interview current EV owners, employees and/or a manager at Tesla, academics and researchers who specialize in the topic of EV, and those who work at charging and rental stations. In terms of a timeline, we hope to complete our interviews and online research by the end of Tuesday, continue to fill in gaps in our research on Wednesday, and start preparing our deliverable materials on Thursday and Friday.

吴清辉，武宇翔，王玥冉，杨菲和吉娜的电动车组。

我们做了什么？
昨天我们骑着自行车到清华大学周围的三个地点进行了观察，记录我们对北京电动自行车的概况了解。首先，我们停在老年人居多的社区照澜苑。在中国由于60岁以上的老人，是禁止驾驶机动车的，不少长者选择驾驶电动车（三轮、四轮，因为速度比较缓慢、结构比较稳定）。在建筑物周围的停车位，我们发现了超过六个低端电动车，这是所有改装三轮、四轮电动自行车的照片。我们无法找到任何车主来采访信息，但吴清辉同学分享了他交通工具专业与电动车有关的知识。

我们走了一圈之后，大家都对中国社区中的电动交通工具是什么样子有了大概的初步了解。

我们的第二站拜访了E－CAR的电动车租赁点和充电站。租赁点停车场车位全部爆满了，这说明我们在那里的时候并没有什么人来租车。我们拍了很多现场照片，充电设备等，并试图与值班员工对话。虽然我们并没有发现太多问题，但我们计划准备好访谈提纲后再回来，对店员进行深度访谈。我们去了电动自行车大世界，一个电屏车（两轮、三轮、四轮）的零售商店，据说它以前会卖四轮电动车，但现在没有了，有客户需要的话只能从厂家定做。

我们拍了很多照片来展示不同的电动车种类和品牌，发现他们的尺寸规格各不相同，这从侧面说明国家对非机动电动交通工具并没有统一的规范。我们与店内员工发表了简短讲话，并决定再未来对他进行深度访谈。我们花了一整天才在课堂上搞清楚我们项目组接下来的研究方向。在我们的头脑风暴中，我们提出了研究方向为用户、企业、非政府公益组织和政府，但最终我们决定把重点放在用户研究，因为我们不容易接触到其他研究方向与电动交通工具相关的信息。我们的计划时间表最后会被复制出来.为什么这个问题很重要？
环境污染问题在中国城市越来越严峻，而石油资源将不可避免地在未来的某个时间点被消耗殆尽。中国正在努力再多个领域减少对不可再生资源的依赖。电动车作为不会排放石油类污染物的车辆越来越收到人们的重视。
电动车并不像燃油车那样排放出大量的污染物，尽管他们当前大部分通过燃烧煤产生电力供电，但电动汽车仍然具有在未来提供可再生能源电能的可能。
此外，在中国的技术方面，相对于混合动力引擎技术，电池和电力技术是比较成熟的。
与此同时，随着电动车用户量显著增加，政府正在采取措施、落实政策，这将进一步鼓励电动汽车的推广。我们认为，研究当前电动汽车购买量小和电动车租赁市场的萧条的原因，对未来电动汽车的顺利推广是很重要的。我们将何去何从？
我们希望探讨为什么这两个电动汽车销售和电动汽车租赁项目还没有在北京大范围推广的主要原因。我们计划采访目前电动车的用户，特斯拉的销售雇员或经理，学者和研究人员、在充电和租赁站工作的人员等对电动车格外关注的人群。在时间上，我们希望能再周二完成我们的采访，周三填补研究不足，并在周四和周五开始准备我们的输出成果。