Factors Affecting Total Cost of Ownership for Electric Trucks When it comes to assessing the economics of electrification, it’s not only the cost of the vehicle that matters. While the purchase price of a BEV is typically higher than a comparable internal-combustion vehicle, other economic facto...
Route optimization refers to determining the most effective route based on relevant factors, such as the time window for deliveries, weather conditions, and the number of required stops on the way. Before you invest in trucking software, make sure that the software is able to take into considera...
Several factors will spur adoption of ZEVs, including regulation, a reduction in the total cost of ownership, a buildup of infrastructure, and a broader range of offerings. BCG research estimates that these market factors will push ZEVs to 77% of the MHDT market by 2035. In the...
When fully commercialized, Locomation estimates its autonomous vehicle technology could produce an estimated 30% reduction in operating costs per mile, including an 8% reduction in fuel consumption, which would remove more than 40 metric tons of carbon dioxide from the air per convoy annual...
Rainer Mueller-Finkeldei, head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks product development, estimates that the infrastructure will be in place by 2030 and that the total cost of buying and operating hydrogen trucks will eventually be "similar" to diesel trucks. ...
There is considerable variation in modal elasticity estimates in the literature (De Jong et al., 2010). For example, Abdelwahab (1998) has estimated an elasticity of –1.44 and –0.99 for truck modal choice given an increase in trucking shipment time and cost, respectively. More recently, ...
those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of several factors, including, without limitation, the price of natural gas relative to gasoline and diesel, the cost and operating experience associated with n...
According toInvasive.org, if allowed to spread in the U.S., “this pest could seriously harm the country’s grape, orchard, and logging industries,” estimates for the cost of which sail into the billions. But what makes this colorful pest really stand out is that standard-issue quarantine...
AC Transit, with an advanced program in North America on zero-emission fuel cell transit buses, estimates average hydrogen cost of $10 per kg [143]. Hydrogen manufacturing involves substantial economies of scale and thus depends on building volume to reduce prices. An additional factor impacting ...
It also estimates GHG emissions reductions. Results: BEVs face numerous obstacles, including (1) limited range; (2) heavy batteries and reduced cargo capacity; (3) long recharging time; and (4) uncertain hours-of-service (HOS) implications. On the other hand, FCEVs face two primary ...