Technical Evaluation and Life Cycle Assessment of Long-haul Heavy Duty Vehicles in 2050

Lozanovski, Aleksandar; Dingel, Oliver; Semper, Torsten; Geß, Andreas

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“…Their results forecasted cost savings from large scale installation of OCL infrastructure, despite its high upfront capital costs. Lozanovski et al (2020) performed a lifecycle comparison of five low-emission freight transport technologies including OCL, BEV, fuel-cell EV, synthetic natural gas plug-in hybrid EV, and Fischer-Tropsch plug-in hybrid EV technology. They found that OCL had the lowest lifecycle GHG emissions.…”

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Sustainability analysis of overhead cable line powered freight trucks: a life cycle impact and techno-economic assessment toward transport electrification

Ramshankar

Desai²,

Villarmois³

et al. 2023

Environ. Res.: Infrastruct. Sustain.

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We must move toward electrification of the transportation sector to help mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change. Carbon emission reduction in long-haul freight transport should be developed and administered given it accounts for 22% of transportation related emissions worldwide. Although electrified transport can make tail-pipe vehicle carbon emissions negligible, it does not mean that the entire system that supports electrified transport is carbon-neutral. We address this latter point in the present study by conducting a cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment of long-haul electric trucks that are powered by overhead cable lines (OCL). The environmental impacts were compared with those of battery electric vehicle trucks (BEV), and conventional diesel-powered trucks. The techno-economic analysis of long-haul freight OCL technology was conducted based on data from pilot-scale studies in Germany. The feasibility of implementing this technology in other countries was examined by comparing environmental impacts across respective electricity mixes. Results show that the environmental and economic impacts of OCL technology depends on the adoption percent. After analyzing different adoption rate scenarios, OCL adoption was found to be economically and environmentally beneficial at the 10% adoption rate or higher. We also found that use phase electricity accounts for over 83% of the net greenhouse gas emissions, thereby making the electricity mix powering this technology a determining factor for implementation around the world. Across their life cycles, the carbon footprint of both OCL and BEV was 2.5 times lesser than that of the conventional truck. Other findings reveal adaptable methods, a unique environmental-to-economic ratio measure, and equity considerations that can be leveraged for immediate decision-making activities and future studies alike.

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confidence: 99%

Sustainability analysis of overhead cable line powered freight trucks: a life cycle impact and techno-economic assessment toward transport electrification

Ramshankar

Desai²,

Villarmois³

et al. 2023

Environ. Res.: Infrastruct. Sustain.

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“…On the other hand, the tailpipe emission is called Tank-to-Wheel. Figure 3.34 shows a basic scheme of the process considered in an LCA for a vehicle [149]. In Figure 3.34 (blue arrows) the Well-to-Tank (WTT) fuel production is shown.…”

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Study of the Potential of Electrified Powertrains with Dual-Fuel Combustion to Achieve the 2025 Emissions Targets in Heavy-Duty Applications

Boggio¹

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The transport of people, as well as cargo, has evolved and grown tremendously over the recent years. Technological development had to be adapted to the different government measures for controlling polluting emissions. Since the Paris agreement in 2015 limits have also been imposed on the CO2 emissions from road vehicles to keep global temperature growth below 1.5 o C. For the heavy transport sector, fleet limits of 15% for 2025 and 30% for 2030 CO2 reduction have been introduced with respect to the limits of 2019. Therefore, the current restriction of very low levels of polluting emissions, as well as greenhouse gases, makes the transport sector face a great technological challenge. In 2021, 99% of freight transport was powered by an internal combustion engine with Diesel as fuel and without any type of electrical assistance in the propulsion system. Moreover, polluting emission limits such as the Euro 6 are achieved with complex post-treatment systems that also add to the consumption of Urea.

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Refining the Vision for a 2035 Heavy-Duty Engines Portfolio

Edwards¹,

Skipton-Carter²,

Auld³

et al. 2021

Proceedings

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Technical Evaluation and Life Cycle Assessment of Long-haul Heavy Duty Vehicles in 2050

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Sustainability analysis of overhead cable line powered freight trucks: a life cycle impact and techno-economic assessment toward transport electrification

Sustainability analysis of overhead cable line powered freight trucks: a life cycle impact and techno-economic assessment toward transport electrification

Study of the Potential of Electrified Powertrains with Dual-Fuel Combustion to Achieve the 2025 Emissions Targets in Heavy-Duty Applications

Refining the Vision for a 2035 Heavy-Duty Engines Portfolio

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