Electric vehicles are mostly used in the niche market. Compared to the common consumers, commercial uses are more suitable as target markets for electric vehicles at the initial rollout stage. The main obstacles for promoting electric vehicles are higher production cost (of which battery accounts for a major part) and paucity for public charging stations. It is relatively easy to make a breakthrough in commercial markets than in common consumer market, as far as the operational characteristics for commercial vehicles are concerned. At the present moment, testing operations for all kinds of electric commercial vehicle (BEV) throughout the world remain experimental, small-scaled, in a limited area, or still undergoing evaluation. Actual stable profit-producing examples have not yet materialized so far. This thesis probes into current operational condition of commercial vehicle fleet in Taiwan and evaluates the electrification, so as to propose potential business models in the future. One of the most important factors to promote electrified commercial fleet is to lower the cost of introduction. In addition to offering purchase subsidy and reducing taxes for the vehicle, the government may also use other flexible strategies to lower the cost of introduction: (1) Lowering the cost of vehicles: Vehicles need to be verified before release. Mass production may reduce the cost by sharing that over each vehicle. However, electrified commercial vehicles are currently introduced in a small number and still need revision, thus the unit verification cost shared by each vehicle is relatively higher. If enhancing the industry and conserving energy may lower the cost, commercial fleet owners will be more willing to rent or purchase electrified vehicles. (2) Alleviating the pressure on capital of the fleet owners: If electrified commercial vehicles are introduced in a large scale by renting, vehicle renting agencies are to sustain heavier capital burden. A vehicle may be used for a long time. Thus, how to assist vehicle owners to alleviate capital burden directly affects rental price and willingness for introducing electrified vehicles. We suggest that the government set up special fund from money collected by fund against air pollution to finance fleet owners for the project. Such financing also reduces the cost for commercial fleets to introduce electrified vehicles.
Scenario analysis of Taiwan commercial fleet electrification-case study: Logistic fleet
EVS, Electric Vehicle Symposium, 26 ; 1930-1944
2012
15 Seiten, 4 Bilder, 6 Tabellen, 10 Quellen
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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