Development of a New Concept Electric Vehicle for Last Mile Transportations

Andaloro, L.; Napoli, G.; Sergi, Francesco; Micari, Salvatore; Agnello, G.

doi:10.3390/wevj7030342

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“…Private companies develop their own tests to determine the driving range of an electric vehicle with the subsequent different results; tests, however, have been normalized according to specific protocols such as NEDC, WLTP, FTP-75 and JP-08 (see Section 3), although some studies have developed a simulation process to take into account the different factors affecting the electric vehicle range [18]. The driving range of an electric vehicle, however, is not a constant value, as it depends on many factors such as driving mode [19,20], road type [21], traffic environment [22], battery aging [23,24], etc. ; therefore, the real value currently differs from car manufacturer data.…”

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Real Driving Range in Electric Vehicles: Influence on Fuel Consumption and Carbon Emissions

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Cattin

2021

WEVJ

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This paper is focused on the determination of real driving ranges for electric vehicles (EV’s) and how it influences fuel consumption and carbon emissions. A precise method to evaluate the driving range of an EV can establish the correct reduction in GEI amount, mainly CO and CO2, ejected to the environment. The comparison of the daily driving range between an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle and an EV provides a useful tool for determining actual fuel saved during a daily trip and a method to compute carbon emissions saved depending on the type of ICE vehicle. Real driving range has been estimated on the basis of a daily trip consisting of five different segments, acceleration, deceleration, constant speed, ascent and descent, which reproduce the different types of driving. The modelling has been developed for urban routes since they are the most common and the most polluted environment where the use of electric vehicles is applied. The effects of types of driving have been taken into account for the calculation of the driving range by considering three main types of driving: aggressive, normal and moderate. The types of vehicle in terms of shape and size as well as dynamic conditions and the types of roads have also been considered for the determination of the driving range. Specific software has been developed to predict electric vehicle range under real driving conditions as a function of the characteristic parameters of a daily trip.

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Real Driving Range in Electric Vehicles: Influence on Fuel Consumption and Carbon Emissions

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Cattin

2021

WEVJ

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“…Andaloro et al highlight the need to propose a cargo transport system that is responsible both for the use of electric vehicles for deliveries to the interior of cities, as well as for the clean generation of energy (OR generation of clean energy). The construction of the vehicle presented had a special selection of elements so that its investment in technology was low cost (Andaloro et al, 2015)where 68% of the EU population lives using 70% of the energy, an integrated and sustainable urban approach is needed. In order to meet the increasingly complex challenges of urban areas new, efficient, and user-friendly technologies and services, in particular in areas of energy, transport, and ICT are required.…”

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Studies on urban mobility and use of ICT in relation to cities' sustainability. A bibliometric analysis

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Zartha²,

Gallón³

2021

ToTS

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The objective of this article is to present three groups of analysis in urban mobility studies, their relationship with the use of ICT and how the findings promote urban sustainability. 40 documents in the Scopus database were systematically reviewed. The research methodology used was mixed, where methods of qualitative analysis and bibliometric analysis were combined with the Vantage Point software. The results made it possible to establish which projects are at the forefront of the study of urban mobility. This article will contribute to future research and could be useful for discussions on public policy on urban mobility.

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“…Reference [24] studied the use of electric commercial vehicles and provided a critique of their key technical specifications, identifying the main operating conditions that influence their effectiveness. Reference [25] presented a project to develop a not commercial vehicle in which the challenge was to reach the lowest ratio between the total weight and load capacity (in particular euro-pallet places). Reference [26] presented a study about the use of electric fleets for urban logistics, considering various typology of EVs used in Europe.…”

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The Sustainable Parcel Delivery (SPD) Problem: Economic and Environmental Considerations for 3PLs

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Sustainability in parcel delivery is a growing area of interest, especially for third-party logistics providers (3PLs). The recent increase of urban population is directly related to the increase request of goods in urban areas, and consequently to the growth of the urban freight transport and CO2 emissions. For these reasons, national and local institutions carried out regulations and incentives to reduce urban pollution and promote zero-emission vehicles. In particular, daily tickets to access to city centers is a common regulation applied to reduce freight transport. This paper presents a new SPD model that compares Eclectic Vehicles (EVs) and Fossil Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) considering economic savings and CO2 emissions, for parcel delivery from a single distribution center to a set of delivery point located inside and/or outside an urban area. Limitations as the daily ticket, the fuel cost, the battery duration are considered to provide 3PLs an innovative model to evaluate both the economic convenience and the environmental impact of its vehicles fleet. Through an explanatory study, economic considerations are carried out, related to the length of the route, the daily ticket cost, and the fuel cost to evaluate and to assess the different transportation options. It demonstrates that EVs are more convenient in terms of economic savings when the route (urban distances) and the daily ticket cost increase.INDEX TERMS Electric vehicles, mixed fleet routing, economic saving, environmental saving, sustainable parcel delivery.

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Development of a New Concept Electric Vehicle for Last Mile Transportations

Cited by 19 publications

References 3 publications

Real Driving Range in Electric Vehicles: Influence on Fuel Consumption and Carbon Emissions

Real Driving Range in Electric Vehicles: Influence on Fuel Consumption and Carbon Emissions

Studies on urban mobility and use of ICT in relation to cities' sustainability. A bibliometric analysis

The Sustainable Parcel Delivery (SPD) Problem: Economic and Environmental Considerations for 3PLs

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