Feasibility of Electrifying Urban Goods Distribution Trucks

Löfstrand, Sofia; Hellgren, Jonas; Thulin, Niklas; Engdahl, Henrik; Pettersson, Stefan; Williamsson, Jon; Sandoff, Anders

doi:10.4271/2013-01-0504

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“…Several studies and reports predict that the medium duty and heavy duty market will be ready for electric vehicles in the near future [1][2][3]. Löfstrand et al assigned future fuel prices to establish a time frame for electric truck adoption in the European market.…”

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Electric Truck Economic Feasibility Analysis

Vijayagopal

Rousseau

2021

WEVJ

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The technical feasibility of electrified powertrains has already been demonstrated through several simulation and prototyping efforts. The economic feasibility of advanced powertrains for trucks has not yet been fully analyzed as it depends on a very large number of parameters. There are several examples of battery or fuel-cell-powered trucks used by fleets, but most of these vehicles are either part of technical demonstrations or incentivized by government agencies. Wider acceptance of trucks with advanced electrified powertrains will be possible when they achieve performance and economic parity with conventional vehicles. This paper examines the sensitivity of total ownership cost (TCO) for medium and heavy-duty electric trucks with respect to battery and fuel costs. The results will help identify cost targets for battery packs for various types of trucks and will also highlight use cases where we are likely to see early adoption of these technologies.

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confidence: 99%