The possible future of electric road systems in Europe—time to decide and act
Electrification of road transport is crucial to limit global warming. Battery electric vehicles with stationary charging infrastructure have received considerable attention in the scientific literature for both cars and trucks, while dynamic charging via electric road systems (ERS) has received much...
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| author | Patrick Plötz Matts Andersson Aline Scherrer Erik Johansson |
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| description | Electrification of road transport is crucial to limit global warming. Battery electric vehicles with stationary charging infrastructure have received considerable attention in the scientific literature for both cars and trucks, while dynamic charging via electric road systems (ERS) has received much less attention and their future role in low-carbon road transport is uncertain. Here, we envision three potential scenarios for the future of ERS in European low-carbon transport. We sketch a potential European ERS network and discuss the political, technological, and market steps needed to realize these. We argue that existing field trials, tests, and research projects have collected sufficient evidence to make the next step: Decide and act. Decision-makers will never have perfect information about all aspects of ERS or competing technologies, but the urgency of the climate crisis requires a commitment one way or the other. A clear decision with respect to ERS would send a clear directive and would help focus time, effort, and money on the necessary infrastructure and policies to implement ambitious GHG abatement targets in road transport. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0320eab46f2e4b0b8c0d118ca3fc00592024-03-26T13:05:55ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability2634-45052024-01-014101300110.1088/2634-4505/ad3576The possible future of electric road systems in Europe—time to decide and actPatrick Plötz0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6790-0183Matts Andersson1Aline Scherrer2Erik Johansson3Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI , Breslauer Strasse 48, 76139 Karlsruhe, GermanyWSP Sverige AB , Arenavägen 7, 121 88 Stockholm-Globen, SwedenFraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI , Breslauer Strasse 48, 76139 Karlsruhe, GermanyWSP Sverige AB , Arenavägen 7, 121 88 Stockholm-Globen, SwedenElectrification of road transport is crucial to limit global warming. Battery electric vehicles with stationary charging infrastructure have received considerable attention in the scientific literature for both cars and trucks, while dynamic charging via electric road systems (ERS) has received much less attention and their future role in low-carbon road transport is uncertain. Here, we envision three potential scenarios for the future of ERS in European low-carbon transport. We sketch a potential European ERS network and discuss the political, technological, and market steps needed to realize these. We argue that existing field trials, tests, and research projects have collected sufficient evidence to make the next step: Decide and act. Decision-makers will never have perfect information about all aspects of ERS or competing technologies, but the urgency of the climate crisis requires a commitment one way or the other. A clear decision with respect to ERS would send a clear directive and would help focus time, effort, and money on the necessary infrastructure and policies to implement ambitious GHG abatement targets in road transport.https://doi.org/10.1088/2634-4505/ad3576electric road systemselectric truckscharging infrastructure |
| spellingShingle | Patrick Plötz Matts Andersson Aline Scherrer Erik Johansson The possible future of electric road systems in Europe—time to decide and act Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability electric road systems electric trucks charging infrastructure |
| title | The possible future of electric road systems in Europe—time to decide and act |
| title_full | The possible future of electric road systems in Europe—time to decide and act |
| title_fullStr | The possible future of electric road systems in Europe—time to decide and act |
| title_full_unstemmed | The possible future of electric road systems in Europe—time to decide and act |
| title_short | The possible future of electric road systems in Europe—time to decide and act |
| title_sort | possible future of electric road systems in europe time to decide and act |
| topic | electric road systems electric trucks charging infrastructure |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/2634-4505/ad3576 |
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