Emissions and ownership-cost of conventional and electric passenger vehicles in Bogotá, Colombia

The increasing vehicle technologies and fuels available for urban passenger transportation urge decision-makers to support dynamic policies that consider life-cycle impacts to benefit local and global environmental conditions. This study uses a Well-to-Wheels Life Cycle Assessment approach to assess the costs and impacts of various vehicle technologies in Bogotá, Colombia, considering the total ownership cost and pollution emissions. Despite a higher initial investment, the authors find that battery electric vehicles will be more cost-effective than internal combustion vehicles in less than three years. Electric motorcycles present the best cost-benefit ratio. However, to effectively reduce emissions, it is crucial to decrease the share of fossil fuels in electricity production to less than 30%, given the current 70% renewable share in the Colombian electricity mix. This research provides valuable insights for decision-makers, combining total ownership cost and well-to-wheel analysis and focusing on developing countries.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2024.104105
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1361920924000622
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  • © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Cuéllar-Álvarez, Yohén
  • Clappier, Alain
  • Rojas-Roa, Néstor Yezid
  • Thunis, Philippe
  • Mangones, Sonia
  • Belalcázar-Cerón, Luis Carlos
• Publication Date: 2024-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: 104105
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
  • Volume: 128
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1361-9209
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile ownership; Electric vehicles; Life cycle costing; Passenger vehicles; Pollutants
• Geographic Terms: Bogotá (Colombia)
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01911194
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 8 2024 3:32PM