Analysis of the Actual Usage and Emission Reduction Potential of Electric Heavy-Duty Trucks: A Case Study of a Steel Plant
In order to understand the driving characteristics of electric heavy-duty trucks in practical application scenarios and promote their usage to replace diesel trucks, this study analyzed the actual usage of electric and diesel heavy-duty trucks in a steel factory based on vehicle-monitoring data and...
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| author | Guangyu Dou Jia Ke Jindong Liang Junfang Wang Jinhu Li Qing Liu Chunxiao Hao |
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| description | In order to understand the driving characteristics of electric heavy-duty trucks in practical application scenarios and promote their usage to replace diesel trucks, this study analyzed the actual usage of electric and diesel heavy-duty trucks in a steel factory based on vehicle-monitoring data and remote online monitoring data and estimated the emission reduction potential of the application of electric trucks by using a mileage-based method and the greenhouse gas emission model. The results showed that the electric heavy-duty trucks in the steel factory mostly operated for over 14 h, with a vehicle kilometers traveled (VKT) of 50–300 km each day, which could meet most of the demands of the transportation of the steel industry. The average daily energy consumption for most trucks falls within the range of 210–230 kWh/100 km, with higher consumption in winter than in summer, which can save approximately 18–26% in operating costs compared with diesel trucks. It is estimated that the usage of these electric heavy-duty trucks can achieve an annual reduction of 115.8 tons of NO<sub>x</sub> emissions, 0.7 tons of PM emissions, and 18,000 tons of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. To further promote the application of electric heavy-duty trucks in China, several policy suggestions, such as introducing priority road-right policies, promoting vehicle and battery leasing markets, and exempting zero-emission vehicles during heavy pollution days, were proposed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-690d4ad2c1e9478d9fb5dd26afc6ba142023-11-19T15:36:47ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332023-10-011410156210.3390/atmos14101562Analysis of the Actual Usage and Emission Reduction Potential of Electric Heavy-Duty Trucks: A Case Study of a Steel PlantGuangyu Dou0Jia Ke1Jindong Liang2Junfang Wang3Jinhu Li4Qing Liu5Chunxiao Hao6State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Vehicle Emission Control and Simulation, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, ChinaState Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Vehicle Emission Control and Simulation, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, ChinaBeijing Smart & Green Transport Research Center, Beijing 100022, ChinaState Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Vehicle Emission Control and Simulation, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, ChinaBeijing Smart & Green Transport Research Center, Beijing 100022, ChinaBeijing Smart & Green Transport Research Center, Beijing 100022, ChinaState Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Vehicle Emission Control and Simulation, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, ChinaIn order to understand the driving characteristics of electric heavy-duty trucks in practical application scenarios and promote their usage to replace diesel trucks, this study analyzed the actual usage of electric and diesel heavy-duty trucks in a steel factory based on vehicle-monitoring data and remote online monitoring data and estimated the emission reduction potential of the application of electric trucks by using a mileage-based method and the greenhouse gas emission model. The results showed that the electric heavy-duty trucks in the steel factory mostly operated for over 14 h, with a vehicle kilometers traveled (VKT) of 50–300 km each day, which could meet most of the demands of the transportation of the steel industry. The average daily energy consumption for most trucks falls within the range of 210–230 kWh/100 km, with higher consumption in winter than in summer, which can save approximately 18–26% in operating costs compared with diesel trucks. It is estimated that the usage of these electric heavy-duty trucks can achieve an annual reduction of 115.8 tons of NO<sub>x</sub> emissions, 0.7 tons of PM emissions, and 18,000 tons of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. To further promote the application of electric heavy-duty trucks in China, several policy suggestions, such as introducing priority road-right policies, promoting vehicle and battery leasing markets, and exempting zero-emission vehicles during heavy pollution days, were proposed.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14/10/1562electric heavy-duty truckssteel industrytravel characteristicscharging characteristicsemission reduction |
| spellingShingle | Guangyu Dou Jia Ke Jindong Liang Junfang Wang Jinhu Li Qing Liu Chunxiao Hao Analysis of the Actual Usage and Emission Reduction Potential of Electric Heavy-Duty Trucks: A Case Study of a Steel Plant Atmosphere electric heavy-duty trucks steel industry travel characteristics charging characteristics emission reduction |
| title | Analysis of the Actual Usage and Emission Reduction Potential of Electric Heavy-Duty Trucks: A Case Study of a Steel Plant |
| title_full | Analysis of the Actual Usage and Emission Reduction Potential of Electric Heavy-Duty Trucks: A Case Study of a Steel Plant |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of the Actual Usage and Emission Reduction Potential of Electric Heavy-Duty Trucks: A Case Study of a Steel Plant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of the Actual Usage and Emission Reduction Potential of Electric Heavy-Duty Trucks: A Case Study of a Steel Plant |
| title_short | Analysis of the Actual Usage and Emission Reduction Potential of Electric Heavy-Duty Trucks: A Case Study of a Steel Plant |
| title_sort | analysis of the actual usage and emission reduction potential of electric heavy duty trucks a case study of a steel plant |
| topic | electric heavy-duty trucks steel industry travel characteristics charging characteristics emission reduction |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14/10/1562 |
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