Can an Industry-Led infrastructure development strategy facilitate electric truck Adoption?

Reverse logistics plays a critical role in sustainable development and circular economy by transforming waste into value. However, transporting large volumes of waste and recyclables generates significant carbon emissions. This paper explores an industry-led strategy for charging infrastructure development, which integrates the reverse logistics network designs with a network of charging stations to promote electric trucks (E-trucks) adoption and reduce carbon footprints in transportation. The authors' model optimizes operational costs while ensuring accessibility to charging infrastructure. A case study in Norway demonstrates that, despite higher operating costs due to additional charging stations, the adoption of E-trucks can decrease total reverse logistics costs by 0.18%—2.37% and cut carbon emissions by 16.3%—17.6%. These findings support the economic viability and environmental benefits of this strategy for advancing sustainable practices in transportation, and it further highlights the interdependencies between logistics network design and charging infrastructure planning.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2024.104356
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1361920924003134
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Yu, Hao
  • Sun, Xu
• Publication Date: 2024-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 104356
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
  • Volume: 134
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1361-9209
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric trucks; Electric vehicle charging; Infrastructure; Logistics; Pollutants; Supply chain management
• Geographic Terms: Norway
• Subject Areas: Energy; Freight Transportation; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01928331
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 23 2024 3:26PM