Electro mobility for heavy duty vehicles (HDV): the Siemens eHighway System
Major studies (e.g. Mobility 2030; WBCSD 2004) anticipate an ongoing growth in freight transport for all modes of transport (rail, road, water, air) with the majority of goods still to be hauled by heavy duty trucks in the future. Motivated by the foreseeable shortage of oil resources as well as by local, national and global emission reduction targets, Siemens investigated different solutions for the electrification of heavy duty vehicle (HDV) traffic and started a development project. This paper aims at presenting the outcome of the investigation and the result of the subsequent development project: the Siemens eHighway System, an open system approach for the electrification of heavy duty vehicles. Along with a development project to evaluate the technical feasibility, a comprehensive study has been conducted concentrating on the economical and ecological implications of the developed electrified highway system. With realizing a first fully operable prototype Siemens was successful in leaving the theoretical concept stage and is currently testing the system on a dedicated test track.
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Corporate Authors:
International Forum for Road Transport Technology
,Nordic Road Association
c/o Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
LINKOPING, Sweden SE-581 95 -
Authors:
- Grünjes, HG
- Birkner, M
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Conference:
- HVTT12: 12th International Symposium on Heavy Vehicle Transport Technology
- Location: Stockholm , Sweden
- Date: 2012-9-16 to 2012-9-19
- Publication Date: 2012
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 10p
- Monograph Title: Setting future standards: international symposium on heavy vehicle transport technology - HVTT12: Stockholm, Sweden, 16-19 September 2012
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Electric vehicles; Electricity; Highways; Hybrid vehicles; Trucks
- ITRD Terms: 1282: Electric vehicle; 6954: Electricity; 2755: Highway type; 1291: Hybrid vehicle; 1236: Lorry; 2755: Road
- Subject Areas: Energy; Motor Carriers; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01574314
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
- Files: ITRD, VTI
- Created Date: Aug 27 2015 12:08PM