Within the FREVUE project 80 fully electric freight vehicles have been deployed. It showed that city logistics operations can be performed by electric freight vehicles, but that at the moment the high vehicle purchasing costs are still a barrier for large scale utilisation of electric freight vehicles for logistics operations. Only for small EFVs (lighter than 3.5 tons) a short term feasible business case is possible. For the larger vans and rigid trucks, a feasible business case is not yet possible from an operator’s perspective, often not even with subsidies. Copyright © 2018 Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc. All rights reserved
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In this study we developed models in order to predict the need for public charging points. These models give municipalities an insight into various environmental and consumer related factors that determine the need for public charging points for electric vehicles in the neighbourhood. These factors include, amongst others, the average gross monthly income of households in a certain neighbourhood and the overall number of cars in a certain neighbourhood. On the basis of the models it turns out, among other factors, that neighbourhoods with households with a relatively high average gross monthly income, and a relatively high number of cars, need a relatively large number of public charging points for electric vehicles.
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This paper discusses the current developments, as well as the barriers and opportunities for using electric freight vehicles in daily city logistics operations based on the experiences from a number of running demonstrations. This paper discusses results from other studies and demonstrations that were published on electro mobility in city logistics in the last three years, as an update of an earlier state of the art review. Next, we present recent narratives based on the more than 100 electric freight vehicles (EFVs) deployed in the European project FREVUE and the experiences of TransMission in using four battery electric Cargohoppers to perform their urban deliveries in Amsterdam. Over the years the attention shifted from a focus on the limitations of EFVs in comparison to conventional vehicles, such as the limited range, towards the question how to better adapt the operations to deal with the EFV characteristics. Although, the business case for using EFVs, in comparison to conventional vehicles, is still suffering from high vehicle purchase price and uncertainty about its residual value, the use of EFVs in daily operations shows that in the majority of cases the current generation of EFVs have a good technical performance. Companies using EFVs are generally satisfied with these vehicles. Obviously still a number of barriers has to be levelled, but large scale EFV usage seems more feasible than before. © 2016 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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As electric loads in residential areas increase as a result of developments in the areas of electric vehicles, heat pumps and solar panels, among others, it is becoming increasingly likely that problems will develop in the electricity distribution grid. This research will analyse different solutions to such problems to determine Using a model developed as part of this project, we will simulate various cases to determine under which circumstances load balancing at a community-level is more (cost) effective than alternative solutions (e.g. grid reinforcement and/or household batteries).
Economic and environmental sustainability are the two main drivers behind today’s logistics innovation. On the one hand, Industry 4.0 technologies are leading towards self-organizing logistics by enabling autonomous vehicles, which can significantly make logistics transport efficient. Detailed impact analysis of autonomous vehicles in repetitive, short-distance inter-hub transport in logistics hubs like XL Business park is presently being investigated in KIEM project STEERS. On the other hand, the zero-emission technology (such as battery electric) can complement the autonomous logistics transport in making such a logistics hub climate-neutral. In such a scenario, an automatic vehicle charging environment (i.e., charging infrastructure and energy supply) for autonomous electric vehicles will play a crucial role in maximizing the overall operational efficiency and sustainability by reducing the average idle time of both vehicles and charging infrastructure. The project INGENIOUS explores an innovative idea for presenting a sustainable and environment-friendly solution for meeting the energy demand and supply for autonomous electric vehicles in a logistics hub. It will develop and propose an intelligent charging environment for operating autonomous electric vehicles in XL Business park by considering its real-life settings and operational demand. The project combines the knowledge of education and research institutes (Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen and The University of Twente), industry partners (HyET Solar Netherlands BV, Distribute, Bolk Container Transport and Combi Terminal Twente), and public institutes (XL Business Park, Port of Twente, Regio Twente and Industriepark Kleefse Waard). The project results will form a sound basis for developing a real-life demonstrator in the XL Business park in the subsequent RAAK Pro SAVED project. A detailed case study for Industriepark Kleefse Waard will also be carried out to showcase the broader applicability of the INGENIOUS concept.
Welke kennis over ‘het delen van LEV’s’ is nodig voor een waardevolle bijdrage aan de ontwikkeling van dit kennisdomein ten behoeve van de markt? Dit plan beschrijft de wijze waarop een kennisagenda rondom het delen van Light Electric Vehicles, ofwel LEV’s, wordt opgesteld. Uiteindelijk doel is een aanzet te maken voor het opzetten van een kenniscentrum voor het delen van LEV’s. Elektrische brommobielen, elektrische stepjes en voertuigjes voor elektrische stadsdistributie. Alle vallen ze onder de noemer Light Electric Vehicle, ofwel LEV. Vanwege hun compacte formaat, lichte bouw en duurzame aandrijving zijn ze zeer geschikt om problemen rondom uitstoot en bereikbaarheid op te lossen. Beperkte kennis over de beschikbaarheid, toepassingsmogelijkheden en regelgeving zorgt ervoor dat de toepassing van dit type voertuig achterblijft bij het potentieel. Een maatregel die veel wordt gehanteerd om duurzaamheid en bereikbaarheid te garanderen is deelmobiliteit. Het delen van voertuigen zorgt voor minder verkeersoverlast en zorgt ervoor dat mensen alternatieven kiezen voor hun eigen auto. Zeker in deze coronacrisis blijkt deelmobiliteit een aangenaam alternatief voor het openbaar vervoer. Deelvervoer wordt echter veelal verpakt in bestaande auto’s, terwijl deze daar niet per definitie geschikt voor zijn. LEV’s hebben de potentie om een goed alternatief te bieden voor bestaande deelauto’s, maar ook voor voertuigen die vanwege hun formaat, uitstoot of geluid niet passen in leefbare woongebieden. Op basis van een opgestelde kennisagenda verzamelt het Kenniscentrum voor LEV kennis en informatie over LEV’s en delen. Het helpt overheden, marktpartijen en gebruikers kennis te vergaren over LEV en het delen ervan. Zo geeft het Kenniscentrum inzicht in het ware potentieel van deze voertuigcategorie.
