Abstract Large-scale electrification of heavy-duty road freight faces challenges including scarcity of charging infrastructure and high battery costs. Dynamic charging could help overcome these challenges by enabling trucks to charge while driving. Important additional benefits for carriers related to lower required sizes and longer lifetimes of batteries could justify the required investments. The study investigates the optimal configuration of network sections to be electrified so that the balance between costs and benefits turns out positive. A case study for a highway network spanning 4 countries in Europe suggests that dynamic charging can lead to a significant reduction in overall transport system costs, up to very large network sizes. The study supports the decision-making of policymakers and road authorities by providing new insights into the costs and benefits of dynamic charging networks, and simultaneously considering the perspectives of investors and users.
Highlights Trade-off: dynamic charging infrastructure and transport costs for road freight. A network design model for optimal network configurations of dynamic charging. A case for an optimal network of dynamic charging spanning 4 EU countries. Transport cost benefits outweigh investment costs up to a large network size.
Scaling up dynamic charging infrastructure: Significant battery cost savings
2024-02-18
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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