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Electric light commercial vehicles: Are they the sleeping giant of
electromobility?
#MMPMID32834738
Tsakalidis A
; Krause J
; Julea A
; Peduzzi E
; Pisoni E
; Thiel C
Transp Res D Transp Environ
2020[Sep]; 86
(?): 102421
PMID32834738
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Transport emissions need to be drastically decreased in order to put Europe on a
path towards a long-term climate neutrality. Commercial transport, and especially
last mile delivery is expected to grow because of the rise of e-commerce. In this
frame, electric light commercial vehicles (eLCVs) can be a promising low-emission
solution. Literature holistically analysing the potential of eLCVs as well as
related support policies is sparse. This paper attempts to close this research
gap. To this aim, the total cost of ownership (TCO) comparisons for eLCVs and
benchmark vehicles are performed and support measures that target the improvement
of the eLCV TCO are analysed. Various eLCV deployment scenarios until 2030 are
explored and their impact on carbon dioxide (CO(2)) and other pollutant emissions
as well as pollutant concentrations are calculated. It is found that while in
several European Union (EU) countries eLCVs are already cost competitive, because
of fiscal support, some remaining market barriers need to be overcome to pave the
way to mass market deployment of eLCVs. High penetration of eLCVs alone can lead
to a reduction of total transport CO(2) emissions by more than 3% by 2030. For
pollutant emissions, such as nitrogen oxide (NO(x)) and particulate matter (PM),
the reduction would be equal or even higher. In the case of PM, this can
translate to reductions in concentrations by nearly 2% in several urban areas by
2030. Carefully designed support policies could help to ensure that the potential
of eLCVs as a low-emission alternative is fully leveraged in the EU.
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