Key messages on electric roads : executive summary from the CollERS project
Electric road systems (ERS) enable electric power transfer to moving vehicles by means of overhead lines, rails or wireless technology. ERS constitutes a new type of technological system (“permanent pick-up”) that is a paradigm shift compared to traditional refuelling at fuel stations. ERS offers the possibility to electrify long distance heavy-duty road transport, as well as buses and passenger cars, without using large batteries. ERS has the potential to reduce fossil fuel dependency, emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG), air pollutants and noise in urban environments, while increasing energy efficiency in the transport sector. German and Swedish research organisations have conducted a joint study with the aim of (i) providing an assessment of different ERS concepts; (ii) assessing ERS markets, business models and financing strategies; (iii) researching requirements for international ERS interoperability; (iv) investigating the impact of ERS on the energy system and the environment; (v) recommending necessary policy actions to spur ERS introduction; and (vi) identifying a suitable ERS freight corridor between Sweden and Germany.
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Corporate Authors:
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
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Authors:
- Gustavsson, Martin G. H.
- Mottschall, Moritz
- Hacker, Florian
- Jöhrens, Julius
- Helms, Hinrich
- Johnsson, Filip
- Taljegård, Maria
- Bernecker, Tobias
- Engwall, Mats
- Almestrand Linné, Philip
- Hasselgren, Björn
- Lindgren, Magnus
- Publication Date: 2021
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 10p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Electricity; Energy; Highways; Standardization
- ITRD Terms: 6954: Electricity; 213: Energy; 2755: Highway type; 2755: Road; 9075: Standardization
- Subject Areas: Energy; I30: Materials;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01790083
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
- Files: ITRD, VTI
- Created Date: Dec 1 2021 2:47PM