TY - JOUR
T1 - Scaling up dynamic charging infrastructure
T2 - Significant battery cost savings
AU - Liao, Ximeng
AU - Saeednia, Mahnam
AU - Nogal, Maria
AU - Tavasszy, Lori
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Battery-electric landscape
KW - Dynamic charging network planning
KW - Sustainable road freight
KW - Truck electrification
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85186508615&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.trd.2024.104128
DO - 10.1016/j.trd.2024.104128
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85186508615
SN - 1361-9209
VL - 129
JO - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
JF - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
M1 - 104128
ER -