The effect of electrified mobility on the relationship between traffic conditions and energy consumption

Fiori, Chiara; Arcidiacono, Vincenzo; Fontaras, Georgios; Makridis, Michail; Mattas, Konstantinos; Marzano, Vittorio; Thiel, Christian; Ciuffo, Biagio

doi:10.1016/j.trd.2018.11.018

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	The effect of electrified mobility on the relationship between traffic conditions and energy consumption
Authors:	Fiori, Chiara Arcidiacono, Vincenzo Fontaras, Georgios Makridis, Michail Mattas, Konstantinos Marzano, Vittorio Thiel, Christian Ciuffo, Biagio
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1016/j.trd.2018.11.018
Published in:	Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
Volume(Issue):	67
Page(s):	275
Pages to:	290
Issue Date:	2019
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Elsevier
ISSN:	1361-9209 1879-2340
Language:	English
Subjects:	Energy consumption; Fuel consumption; Congestion; Traffic; Free flow; Electric vehicle
Subject (DDC):	333.79: Energy 380: Transportation
Abstract:	Decreasing road transport's harmful effects on environment and health and reducing road accidents are major policy priorities. A variety of technologies could drastically improve air quality, reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions of road vehicles: in this respect, a prominent trend leverages Electric Vehicles (EVs), supported by improved performance and energy efficiency through connectivity and automation. A noteworthy research question in the transition from Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles (ICEVs) to the alternative technologies, is to understand how Intelligent Transport Systems and other traffic-related measures can contribute to the reduction of fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, a widely acknowledged tenet assumes that congestion removal or mitigation in presence of ICEVs implies also a reduction of transport-related externalities. This paper explores whether this effect still holds for EVs, by performing an analysis of energy consumption over different vehicle trajectories, under both congested and free-flow conditions. Calculations are carried out using two vehicle simulators: the VT-CPEM (Virginia Tech Comprehensive Power-based Energy consumption model) model for EVs and the CO2MPAS (CO2 model for Passenger and commercial vehicle Simulation) vehicle simulator for the ICEVs, for both electric and conventional cases passengers and freight/commercial powertrains have been analysed. Results are presented on real and simulated data related to four powertrain-vehicle combinations, in terms of general trends of energy/fuel consumption versus speed. Interestingly, results show that, differently from ICEVs, the relationship between congestion and energy consumption underlying EVs can change with higher energy consumption connected to an increased average traffic speed.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/30290
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	School of Engineering
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Data Analysis and Process Design (IDP)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen School of Engineering

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Fiori, C., Arcidiacono, V., Fontaras, G., Makridis, M., Mattas, K., Marzano, V., Thiel, C., & Ciuffo, B. (2019). The effect of electrified mobility on the relationship between traffic conditions and energy consumption. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 67, 275–290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2018.11.018

Fiori, C. et al. (2019) ‘The effect of electrified mobility on the relationship between traffic conditions and energy consumption’, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 67, pp. 275–290. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2018.11.018.

C. Fiori et al., “The effect of electrified mobility on the relationship between traffic conditions and energy consumption,” Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, vol. 67, pp. 275–290, 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.trd.2018.11.018.

FIORI, Chiara, Vincenzo ARCIDIACONO, Georgios FONTARAS, Michail MAKRIDIS, Konstantinos MATTAS, Vittorio MARZANO, Christian THIEL und Biagio CIUFFO, 2019. The effect of electrified mobility on the relationship between traffic conditions and energy consumption. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 2019. Bd. 67, S. 275–290. DOI 10.1016/j.trd.2018.11.018

Fiori, Chiara, Vincenzo Arcidiacono, Georgios Fontaras, Michail Makridis, Konstantinos Mattas, Vittorio Marzano, Christian Thiel, and Biagio Ciuffo. 2019. “The Effect of Electrified Mobility on the Relationship between Traffic Conditions and Energy Consumption.” Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 67: 275–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2018.11.018.

Fiori, Chiara, et al. “The Effect of Electrified Mobility on the Relationship between Traffic Conditions and Energy Consumption.” Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, vol. 67, 2019, pp. 275–90, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2018.11.018.