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Optimal Renewal and Electrification Strategy for Commercial Car Fleets in Germany

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Operations Research Proceedings 2014

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In this paper we model the uncertainty inherent in oil, electricity, and battery prices, in order to find the optimal renewal strategy for transport fleets in Germany from a car fleet operator’s perspective. We present a comprehensive statistical model of total operating costs for the usage of light duty vehicles in the transport industry. The model takes into consideration current and future power train technologies, such as internal combustion and electric engines. The framework allows for the calculation of sensitivities of the relevant explanatory variables (fuel price, interest rate, inflation rate, economic lifetime, subsidy/tax policies, and economic development). We also calculate and evaluate relevant diffusion scenarios for commercially used e-vehicles.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. RWTH Aachen University, Templergraben 55, 52056, Aachen, Germany

    Ricardo Tejada

  2. School of Business and Economics / E.ON Energy Research Center, Institute for Future Energy Consumer Needs and Behavior (FCN), RWTH Aachen University, Mathieustrasse 10, 52074, Aachen, Germany

    Reinhard Madlener

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  1. Ricardo Tejada
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Correspondence to Reinhard Madlener .

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Operations Research, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

    Marco Lübbecke

  2. Lehrstuhl II für Mathematik, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

    Arie Koster

  3. RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

    Peter Letmathe

  4. E.ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

    Reinhard Madlener

  5. Management Science, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

    Britta Peis

  6. Chair of Operations Management, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

    Grit Walther

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Tejada, R., Madlener, R. (2016). Optimal Renewal and Electrification Strategy for Commercial Car Fleets in Germany. In: Lübbecke, M., Koster, A., Letmathe, P., Madlener, R., Peis, B., Walther, G. (eds) Operations Research Proceedings 2014. Operations Research Proceedings. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28697-6_83

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