Last Mile Logistics Life Cycle Assessment: A Comparative Analysis from Diesel Van to E-Cargo Bike
With the proliferation of e-commerce, the field of last-mile logistics has grown increasingly, highlighting the need to manage the environmental consequences of this phenomenon, especially to achieve decarbonization targets for cities and to improve citizens’ quality of life. Within this framework,...
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| description | With the proliferation of e-commerce, the field of last-mile logistics has grown increasingly, highlighting the need to manage the environmental consequences of this phenomenon, especially to achieve decarbonization targets for cities and to improve citizens’ quality of life. Within this framework, the authors carried out a last-mile logistics life cycle assessment, to analyse and compare different logistics vehicle options performing the same service in an urban context: an electric four-wheel cargo bike, an electric van, a plug-in hybrid van, and a diesel van. The assessment shows that the e-cargo bike performs better for all the impact categories considered. The second-best option is the e-van, while the diesel van shows the worst environmental results. Focusing on decarbonization, the replacement of a diesel van with an electric one or with an e-cargo bike allows a reduction of 173 g CO<sub>2</sub> eq/km and 250 g CO<sub>2</sub> eq/km, respectively. Similar results are obtained for Photochemical Ozone Formation with associated emissions of 0.18, 0.31, 0.45 and 0.49 g NMVOC eq/km for the e-cargo bike, e-van, plug in hybrid van and diesel van, respectively. The only exceptions are Human Health impact categories, Acidification and Respiratory inorganics, for which the plug-in hybrid van performs worst, and Resource use, Mineral and Metals, for which the electric van performs worst. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e319b9cdb6643899888edfd91980d242023-11-24T00:01:34ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-10-011520781710.3390/en15207817Last Mile Logistics Life Cycle Assessment: A Comparative Analysis from Diesel Van to E-Cargo BikeAndrea Temporelli0Paola Cristina Brambilla1Elisabetta Brivio2Pierpaolo Girardi3Ricerca Sistema Energetico—RSE Spa, Via R. Rubattino 54, 20134 Milan, ItalyRicerca Sistema Energetico—RSE Spa, Via R. Rubattino 54, 20134 Milan, ItalyRicerca Sistema Energetico—RSE Spa, Via R. Rubattino 54, 20134 Milan, ItalyRicerca Sistema Energetico—RSE Spa, Via R. Rubattino 54, 20134 Milan, ItalyWith the proliferation of e-commerce, the field of last-mile logistics has grown increasingly, highlighting the need to manage the environmental consequences of this phenomenon, especially to achieve decarbonization targets for cities and to improve citizens’ quality of life. Within this framework, the authors carried out a last-mile logistics life cycle assessment, to analyse and compare different logistics vehicle options performing the same service in an urban context: an electric four-wheel cargo bike, an electric van, a plug-in hybrid van, and a diesel van. The assessment shows that the e-cargo bike performs better for all the impact categories considered. The second-best option is the e-van, while the diesel van shows the worst environmental results. Focusing on decarbonization, the replacement of a diesel van with an electric one or with an e-cargo bike allows a reduction of 173 g CO<sub>2</sub> eq/km and 250 g CO<sub>2</sub> eq/km, respectively. Similar results are obtained for Photochemical Ozone Formation with associated emissions of 0.18, 0.31, 0.45 and 0.49 g NMVOC eq/km for the e-cargo bike, e-van, plug in hybrid van and diesel van, respectively. The only exceptions are Human Health impact categories, Acidification and Respiratory inorganics, for which the plug-in hybrid van performs worst, and Resource use, Mineral and Metals, for which the electric van performs worst.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/20/7817e-logisticse-cargo bikelast mile logisticsurban logisticslife cycle assessmentenvironmental impacts |
| spellingShingle | Andrea Temporelli Paola Cristina Brambilla Elisabetta Brivio Pierpaolo Girardi Last Mile Logistics Life Cycle Assessment: A Comparative Analysis from Diesel Van to E-Cargo Bike Energies e-logistics e-cargo bike last mile logistics urban logistics life cycle assessment environmental impacts |
| title | Last Mile Logistics Life Cycle Assessment: A Comparative Analysis from Diesel Van to E-Cargo Bike |
| title_full | Last Mile Logistics Life Cycle Assessment: A Comparative Analysis from Diesel Van to E-Cargo Bike |
| title_fullStr | Last Mile Logistics Life Cycle Assessment: A Comparative Analysis from Diesel Van to E-Cargo Bike |
| title_full_unstemmed | Last Mile Logistics Life Cycle Assessment: A Comparative Analysis from Diesel Van to E-Cargo Bike |
| title_short | Last Mile Logistics Life Cycle Assessment: A Comparative Analysis from Diesel Van to E-Cargo Bike |
| title_sort | last mile logistics life cycle assessment a comparative analysis from diesel van to e cargo bike |
| topic | e-logistics e-cargo bike last mile logistics urban logistics life cycle assessment environmental impacts |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/20/7817 |
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