A break-even analysis for battery electric trucks in Latin America

Tanco, Martín; Cat, Luis; Garat, Santiago

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.168

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“…There are numerous regional studies from around the world (e.g., from Latin America [13]; from Scandinavia [14]) indicating volumes of truck emissions in national contexts. Similarly, Shamayleh et al [15] point out the significance of civic concerns and currently developing legislation on environmental issues.…”

Section: Perspectives On Truck Freight Emissions and Pollutionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In terms of engines, battery electric trucks (BETs) have been nominated as modern alternatives in the mitigation of the CO2 emissions of trucks [17]. There are several global examples of this, and Tanco et al [13] carried out a study in Latin-America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Uruguay). They analyzed the main barriers for BET adoption.…”

Section: Perspectives On Truck Freight Emissions and Pollutionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Reviewing Truck Logistics: Solutions for Achieving Low Emission Road Freight Transport

Inkinen

Hämäläinen

2020

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Low emission logistics have become an expected and desired goal in all fields of transportation, particularly in the European Union. Heavy-duty trucks (HDTs) are significant producers of emissions and pollution in inland transports. Their role is significant, as in multimodal transport chains truck transportation is, in most cases, the only viable solution to connect hinterlands with ports. Diesel engines are the main power source of trucks and their emission efficiency is the key challenge in environmentally sound freight transportation. This review paper addresses the academic literature focusing on truck emissions. The paper relies on the preliminary hypothesis that simple single solutions are nonexistent and that there will be a collection of suggestions and solutions for improving the emission efficiency in trucks. The paper focuses on the technical properties, emission types, and fuel solutions used in freight logistics. Truck manufacturing, maintenance, and other indirect emissions like construction of road infrastructure have been excluded from this review.

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Section: Perspectives On Truck Freight Emissions and Pollutionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Perspectives On Truck Freight Emissions and Pollutionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reviewing Truck Logistics: Solutions for Achieving Low Emission Road Freight Transport

Inkinen

Hämäläinen

2020

Sustainability

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“…The discount rate refers to the interest rate used to change future payments to present values, which considers the value change of money over time, and evaluates the opportunity cost of an investment [37]. For the calculation in this study, the discount rate was set as 10% by drawing on the study of Xue et al [76].…”

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“…However, Velzen et al [35] found, through a developed comprehensive EV TCO forecasting framework, that the TCO of EVs are not necessarily lower than those of traditional vehicles. Tanco et al [37] compared the different break-even year of battery electric trucks in five Latin-American countries based on a quantitative linear model.…”

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confidence: 99%

Life-Cycle Break-Even Analysis of Electric Carsharing: A Comparative Study in China

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Xue

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Electric carsharing (ECS) is a potential option to address the problem of unsustainability in the transportation sector. The business-to-consumer model of ECS, which is one of several different electric carsharing models, has gained much popularity in recent years. Generating sufficient revenue to cover costs is a critical factor for ECS companies to maintain healthy development. This study makes an economic analysis, on the basis of life-cycle cost and monetary revenue associated with the operation of ECS, of two Chinese ECS companies: EVCARD and LCCS. Based on data gathered by field investigation, this study aims to determine the break-even moment for each company’s main vehicle models by means of the net present value method. The results show that EVCARD achieved an earlier break-even moment than LCCS. The break-even moment of Chery eQ of EVCARD was the shortest of all the vehicle models, at only 181.3 min. Moreover, a sensitivity analysis was conducted to portray how different cost-related and revenue-related factors influence the break-even moment. Our findings indicate that a wide difference exists in terms of the influence of different factors on the break-even moment. Among these, the manufacturer’s suggested retail price is the most influential variable, followed by the unit rental price. The reaction of the break-even moment to the market price of a charging pile and the non-rental revenue per vehicle—especially the latter—was found to be negligible in the sensitivity analysis.

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“…[1][2][3][4][5] Although some recent studies are more optimistic, pointing to the potential for reductions in lifecycle cost and CO 2 emissions, 1,3,[6][7][8] electrification based on batteries is found to be more feasible for lighter freight vehicles than for heavy freight vehicles. [1][2][3][9][10][11][12][13] Reviews on decarbonization strategies, thus, generally concludes that heavy battery electric freight trucks are likely to play a rather small role due to these technical limitations. 9,10 In this paper, we present results that goes against this assertion based on an analysis of heavy BEV truck competitiveness that (1) includes high-power fast charging and (2) explicitly analyses both costs per distance (km) and transported weight per distance (ton-km) and how these costs depends on gross vehicle weight (GVW).…”

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confidence: 99%