NANUPOT - Potentials of efficient powertrains for trucks and their contribution towards a sustainable road freight transport in 2050
Overview
Background & policy context:
Reducing energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions and the diversification of fuel supply are major challenges road transport is facing today. Efficient and alternative propulsion technologies are one approach to face these problems.
Objectives:
This Report analysis how much they can contribute to their solution. Conventional and alternative propulsion technologies are analyzed from a technical, ecological and economic perspective, considering different vehicle classes. For light duty trucks there are many alternative options available extending from CNG- and hybrid vehicles to plug-in and electric vehicles. For heavy duty transport the only alternative are hybrid trucks or to some extend CNG-trucks. Based on the technical status of 2010 the development potential for the next decades is estimated.
Methodology:
In a first step, a technical, ecological and economic analysis is carried out. To assess the achievable potentials of alternative vehicles in road transport, Austria specific scenarios are developed for the time frame 2010-2050. They are based on a model of the Austrian passenger car fleet that can simulate the effects of changing framework conditions on the energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of the fleet. Both parameters are captured on a well-to-wheel basis considering the applied fuel mix. In the scenarios a constant transport service demand, an increase of fossil fuel prices and a reduction of electric drive component cost are assumed.
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