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Truck Electric SH¤

Medium-Duty Truck - Short Haul Overview¤

The Medium-Duty Truck for Short-Haul operations represents a class of robust vehicles engineered for transporting substantial loads over moderate distances. These trucks are single units with more than four tires, designed with a maximum range of up to 320 km, making them ideal for regional distribution tasks.

Medium-Duty Truck Short-Haul Performance Metrics¤

  • Operational Range: Capable of covering distances up to 320 km, tailored for short-haul logistics.
  • Annual Mileage (dannual): The truck class maintains a yearly operational distance of 26,600 km.
  • Load Capacity (nlpv): With an average load capacity of 0.98 tonnes per vehicle.
  • Capacity Factor: A 10% capacity utilization factor is applied, as detailed by Schnidrig1.
  • Reference Capacity: Achieving a reference capacity of 29.76 tonne-kilometers per hour (tkm/h), these trucks are optimally configured for regional distribution networks.

The formula used to calculate the reference capacity is as follows:

\[ ref_{capacity} = \dfrac{d_{annual} \cdot n_{lpv}}{8760 \cdot 0.10} \]

This equation considers the annual distance covered, the average load capacity, and the capacity utilization rate, emphasizing the trucks’ utility and efficiency in short-haul transportation tasks.

Battery Electrical Vehicle¤

A 100% electric vehicle is powered solely by electricity. This electricity is used to supply an inverter with direct current which, using the principle of electromagnetism, converts electricity into mechanical energy and moves the vehicle. As the vehicle is not connected to the electrical grid while on the move, it is necessary to ensure its power supply by other means. To do this, BEVs store electricity in an on-board rechargeable battery.

Among the battery types presented, lithium batteries are the ones found in electric vehicles currently on the market. Lithium batteries offer the ability to store more electricity (i.e., have greater energy density) in a smaller volume than traditional batteries, such as lead-acid and nickel-metal-hydride batteries. Lithium batteries are also lighter than conventional batteries.

ES Model Integration¤

All the parameters concerning the Truck Electric SH are listed in the table below.

entry_key value unit sets source_reference
ELECTRICITY_MV (layer) -1.212 kWh NA Agez, Maxime; Ménard, Jean-François; Saunier, François, (2022): "Analyse du Cycle de Vie de Filières Énergétiques et de Leur Utilisation pour le Transport Routier au Québec – Partie 2 : Utilisation"
MOB_FREIGHT_ROAD (layer) 1 tkm NA Agez, Maxime; Ménard, Jean-François; Saunier, François, (2022): "Analyse du Cycle de Vie de Filières Énergétiques et de Leur Utilisation pour le Transport Routier au Québec – Partie 2 : Utilisation"
c_inv 6754.03 CAD/(tkm/h) NA Agez, Maxime; Ménard, Jean-François; Saunier, François, (2022): "Analyse du Cycle de Vie de Filières Énergétiques et de Leur Utilisation pour le Transport Routier au Québec – Partie 2 : Utilisation"
c_maint 96.01 CAD/(tkm/h)/y NA Agez, Maxime; Ménard, Jean-François; Saunier, François, (2022): "Analyse du Cycle de Vie de Filières Énergétiques et de Leur Utilisation pour le Transport Routier au Québec – Partie 2 : Utilisation"
lifetime 15 y NA Agez, Maxime; Ménard, Jean-François; Saunier, François, (2022): "Analyse du Cycle de Vie de Filières Énergétiques et de Leur Utilisation pour le Transport Routier au Québec – Partie 2 : Utilisation"
ref_size 29.76 tkm/h NA Agez, Maxime; Ménard, Jean-François; Saunier, François, (2022): "Analyse du Cycle de Vie de Filières Énergétiques et de Leur Utilisation pour le Transport Routier au Québec – Partie 2 : Utilisation"

References¤

Data Sources
Agez, Maxime; Ménard, Jean-François; Saunier, François. (2022). "Analyse du Cycle de Vie de Filières Énergétiques et de Leur Utilisation pour le Transport Routier au Québec – Partie 2 : Utilisation"

  1. Jonas Schnidrig, “Assessment of Green Mobility Scenarios on European Energy Systems” (EPFL, 2020). ↩