Review article

The article examines the role and place of electric transport in the new organizational and economic scheme for managing the transport and energy of the «smart» megalopolis. A retrospective review of existing approaches to the formation of a targeted perspective for the future development of the transport and energy sector of the «smart» metropolis is presented. An assessment of the electric transport impact on the scale of changes in demand for electricity and motor fuel is offered, and the possibilities of electric transport use as distributed energy storage are considered. In addition, problems related to the correctness of forecasting the electric vehicle market growth are considered, and conclusions have been made in regard of possible impact of the electric transport introduction into the energy infrastructure and energy markets.