Zero Emission City Logistics: Current Practices in Freight Electromobility and Feasibility in the Near Future

Quak, Hans; Nesterova, Nina; Rooijen, T. van; Dong, Yanjie

doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2016.05.115

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“…With reference to the above and having made an analysis of the solutions described in literature regarding sustainable transport systems in urban areas it is worth indicating the following concepts: car-free zones, low emission zones (LOZs) [26,27], congestion charging [28], electric vehicles (EVs), hydrogen vehicles (HVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) [29,30], bike-sharing [31,32], car-sharing, carpooling, Park&Ride, Bike&Ride, Kiss&Ride [33][34][35], bus rapid transit (BRT), dedicated lanes for buses [36,37], priority for buses [38] and trams, free fare public transport (FFPT) [39], paid parking zones [40], promotion of walking and cycling [41,42], powered two-wheelers (PTWs) [43], electric powered two-wheelers (ePTWs) [44], electric freight vehicles (EFVs), light electric freight vehicles (LEFVs) [45][46][47], cargo cycles [48,49], loading/unloading bays [50][51][52], cargo consolidation centers (CCCs) [53], freight consolidation centers (FCCs) [54,55], urban consolidation centers (UCCs) [56], underground logistics system (ULS) [57,58], cargo hitching [59,60], cargo drones [61,62], light rail transit (LRT), light rail system (LRS) [63][64]…”

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Environmental Effects of Electromobility in a Sustainable Urban Public Transport

Pietrzak

2020

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This article has taken up an issue concerning the influence of the implementation of electromobility assumptions on reduction of air pollution in cities in terms of sustainable urban transport systems. The essential nature of the subject is confirmed by the following figures: transport is responsible for almost 25% of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe and is the main cause of air pollution in cities, almost 90% of city dwellers in the EU are exposed to levels of air pollutants deemed harmful by the WHO, and approximately 95% of vehicles on European roads still use fossil fuels. Therefore, the implemented transport policy, both in the international and domestic aspect of particular countries, is facing the need to significantly reduce the negative influence of transport on people and the environment. Electromobility has become one of the concepts that makes it possible to achieve this goal. Its main objective is to reduce emissions of harmful substances into the environment by deploying electric vehicles (EVs). Research conducted by the authors showed that public transport, apart from the obvious effect of decreased number of private vehicles and decreased congestion, can contribute to reduced air pollutant emissions and become a significant driver for the implementation of electromobility in cities. However, the achievement of this goal depends on taking appropriate actions not only in the transport branch but also in other sectors of economy. The following research methods were applied in the article: literature analysis, documentary method, case study, and mathematical methods. The research area was the city of Szczecin, Poland.

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Environmental Effects of Electromobility in a Sustainable Urban Public Transport

Pietrzak

2020

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“…The stages of the methodology are: (1) problem description, (2) data collection, (3) definition of alternatives, (4) model approach, and (5) selection and review. Recent case studies on CL establish different objectives to improve functioning of logistics in cities: collaborative strategies for goods delivery [45], zero emission CL and electromobility [46], low-carbon distribution network [47], transportation system with mixed passengers and goods [48], location selection of CL centers [49] and on-demand rapid transit system [50]. All of these case studies provide solutions by means of CL, principally with the use of discrete optimization to establish feasible solutions.…”

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Logistic Modeling of the Last Mile: Case Study Santiago, Chile

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This research proposes a new distribution system of goods in the historical center of the city of Santiago, Chile. For the design of the urban logistic system, the methodology city logistics and last mile are used. This design incorporates to the freight transport flexible solutions that improve the efficiency of the distribution process and trade supply, minimizing the environmental impact of the atmospheric pollution (AP). The proposal was made through the data collection, the characterization of the sector and the diagnosis of the urban logistics processes. The analysis of the factors allowed to evaluate the costs of the AP negative externalities. The causes were used as design criteria for the proposals, with the aim of improving the quality of life of the city users. The physical location selection of the Cross-Docking was made through an optimization model of maximum coverage. The optimization algorithm of the nearest neighbor was proposed for vehicle routing. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was used to generate a ranking of the best non-polluting vehicles to be used in the zone. Finally, the results obtained allowed a 53 ton decrease in carbon dioxide in the square kilometer and reduced 1103 h of interruptions per year in the vehicular congestion of the sector.

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“…Achieving green logistics goal usually relies on two dominant measures: one is to promote the application of environmental-friendly energy (e.g., electric vehicle, EV), and the other is to improve logistics efficiency by policy-level incentives (e.g., nighttime or off-peak hour delivery), so as to reduce the negative effect of CL [80,81]. EV system in CL, seen as a possible alternative to the fuel-based logistics mode, has been widely discussed in recent years for its operation and management, such as benefit estimation [82], economic feasibility [83], policy support [84], competitiveness [85], investment risk [86], diffusion dynamic [87], business mode [88] and implementation barrier [89].…”

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A Scientometrics Review on City Logistics Literature: Research Trends, Advanced Theory and Practice

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The contradiction between the contribution of city logistics (CL) to sustainable urban development and its negative externalities is increasingly prominent. Policy supervision measures and the green logistics initiative are also in conflict with the management goal of logistics enterprises. Innovative solutions for CL have attracted increasing research attention worldwide. However, the description of the global research network in the field of CL, research trends, and the discussion of advanced theories and practices have not been systematically reviewed so far. Especially in the past three years, there has been an explosive growth of relevant literature. In this paper, the method of combining scientometric analysis and thematic discussion was adopted to systematically review 513 important works in the literature from 1993 to 2018, aiming to provide a holistic understanding of the status in quo, trends and gaps of CL research, and to further analyze prominent problems. The study has made statistical analyses of the publication year profile, journal allocation and research methods of the included literature, and constructed four kinds of visualized bibliographic information timeline maps for the authorship network, international collaboration network, keywords co-occurrence network and research topic clustering. Then, the three themes summarized by clustering are discussed, mainly focusing on CL strategies and policy, green supply chain management, planning methods, and advanced concepts and practices. Finally, the research gaps framework and agenda were reported. This study contributes to summarizing the research and development of city logistics on the whole, and can also serve as an explorative manual to support sustainable urban freight activities and innovative research.

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Zero Emission City Logistics: Current Practices in Freight Electromobility and Feasibility in the Near Future

Cited by 60 publications

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Environmental Effects of Electromobility in a Sustainable Urban Public Transport

Environmental Effects of Electromobility in a Sustainable Urban Public Transport

Logistic Modeling of the Last Mile: Case Study Santiago, Chile

A Scientometrics Review on City Logistics Literature: Research Trends, Advanced Theory and Practice

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