Balancing and optimizing electric longdistance transportation within the E20 transport corridor
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Freight transport plays a crucial role in modern society, but it also accounts for
approximately 50% of the transport sector's CO2 emissions. The freight transport
sector needs to be more sustainable and an approach to reducing CO2 emissions in
freight transport is the adoption of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). While battery
electric trucks are currently used in urban transport, their limited range, operational
constraints and complex scheduling pose challenges for long haul truck
transports. Volvo has implemented a green corridor concept operated by 6 BEV
trucks. If this concept can be scaled up, it has the potential to demonstrate that long
distance transport by electric trucks is both economically and environmentally
sustainable.
Given this context, this thesis aims to investigate and evaluate whether the green
transport corridor along E20 can be scaled up considering existing infrastructure. In
addition, the possibility of three shifts was examined. Furthermore, this thesis
investigates how to increase volume in the corridor by horizontal collaboration and
what requirements are needed to be a suitable partner in this concept. This thesis
was carried out as a case study for Volvo. Three main questions were conducted
which considered relevant topics with lacking previous comparable research. To
conduct this study, a combination of semi structured interviews and observations was
applied. In addition, primary data from Volvo has been used to analyze several
important factors.
The conclusion of this thesis is that nine BEV trucks on each side of the corridor
represent the maximum number that can operate without infrastructure expansion.
Moreover, recommendations and proposals were given to Volvo regarding what is
required for three shifts to be theoretically feasible. Furthermore, it is concluded that
the most critical criteria for collaboration are met. To enable horizontal collaboration,
partner companies need to be able to transport their goods in a trailer, with relatively
large and consistent volumes.
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electric truck, horizontal collaboration, green transport corridor, trailer swap, optimization