Electric Road System: Social Cost Benefit Analysis
report
This report presents a follow-up analysis of the societal costs and benefits associated with the implementation of an Electric Road System (ERS) for trucks in the Netherlands. Earlier studies had left gaps in the assessment of benefits or were not geographically specific. This study is part of the international collaborative project E-CORE, to evaluate the feasibility and benefits of ERS across Europe. The application of ERS technology, which allows for dynamic charging of heavy duty Battery-Electric Vehicles (BEVs) via overhead wires, is compared to a scenario with only static charging infrastructure. The primary objective of this project is to understand the societal impacts, costs, and benefits of implementing ERS, specifically for two separate freight corridors from Rotterdam: towards Germany (Corridor 1) and towards Belgium (Corridor 2). The study aims to assess whether ERS has the potential to reduce costs and improve efficiency in the logistics sector, compared to the scenario with only static charging, where the same reduction of direct greenhouse gas emissions is achieved. A sensitivity analysis examines various factors that could impact the cost-benefit outcomes, such as construction costs, energy consumption, battery prices, battery sizes, and the number of O-BEVs (Overhead Battery Electric Vehicles) on an ERS corridor.
TNO Identifier
1001462
Publisher
TNO
Collation
66 p.
Place of publication
Den Haag