Abstract
Alternative energy sources are increasingly being considered to power vehicles used in freight transport. This is in a bid to reduce emissions generated by the transportation sector. Moreover, opportunities for implementation exist in urban logistics, particularly in the last-mile stage of the delivery chain. In this paper, the potentials for using ecological-friendly vehicles for parcel delivery is evaluated. To do this, we apply the microscopic agent-based simulation framework, MATSim, and the integrated logistics behaviour model, Jsprit to the parcel market scene in Berlin, Germany. This study provides quantitative insight into the transport-related, economic and environmental implications of deploying electric and hydrogen vehicles to replace traditional diesel-powered vehicles, used in urban parcel delivery operations. We compare the simulation results generated for key transport-related, economic and ecological key indicators in three scenarios: (i) status quo diesel-driven vehicles, (ii) 100% adoption of electric vehicles and (iii) 100% adoption of hydrogen vehicles. We show that electric and hydrogen vehicles can reduce emissions generated in parcel delivery operations but are unable to reduce the transport-related impacts and transport costs.
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Adeniran, I.O., Ghazal, A., Thaller, C. (2023). Simulation-Based Impact Assessment of Electric and Hydrogen Vehicles in Urban Parcel Delivery Operations. In: Clausen, U., Dellbrügge, M. (eds) Advances in Resilient and Sustainable Transport. ICPLT 2023. Lecture Notes in Logistics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28236-2_11
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