Scaling up dynamic charging infrastructure: Significant battery cost savings

Liao, X.; Saeednia, M.; Nogal Macho, M.; Tavasszy, Lorant

doi:10.1016/j.trd.2024.104128

Scaling up dynamic charging infrastructure

Title

Scaling up dynamic charging infrastructure: Significant battery cost savings

Author

Liao, X. (TU Delft Transport and Planning)
Saeednia, M. (TU Delft Transport and Planning)
Nogal Macho, M. (TU Delft Integral Design & Management)
Tavasszy, Lorant (TU Delft Transport and Planning; TU Delft Transport and Logistics)

Date

2024

Abstract

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.

Subject

Battery-electric landscape
Dynamic charging network planning
Sustainable road freight
Truck electrification

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2024.104128

ISSN

1361-9209

Source

Transportation Research. Part D: Transport & Environment, 129

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