Assessment of the impact of a fully electrified postal fleet for urban freight transportation

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dc.contributor.authorMartínez Velázquez, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorMoreno Emborujo, Asier
dc.contributor.authorAngulo Martínez, Ignacio
dc.contributor.authorMateo Domingo, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorMasegosa Arredondo, Antonio David
dc.contributor.authorPerallos Ruiz, Asier
dc.contributor.authorFrías Marín, Pablo
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-30T09:26:52Z
dc.date.available2025-10-30T09:26:52Z
dc.date.issued2021-02-24
dc.date.updated2025-10-30T09:26:52Z
dc.description.abstractThe progressive electrification of urban distribution fleets, motivated by the consolidation of electric vehicle technology and by the mobility advantages that cities grant to non-polluting vehicles, poses future challenges that affect electrical distribution networks. This paper simulates the main last mile distribution models that can be adopted in a mega-city such as Madrid. In particular, the impact of carrying out the full load of the last mile distribution by means of electric vehicles is analyzed. Two fundamental aspects are studied, the efficiency of the different routes developed by each transport vehicle and the impact that these routes have in the electrical distribution network. For this purpose, an intelligent route planner, capable of optimizing the distribution of the load among the number of vehicles available in each postal service hub (PSH), is combined with a Reference Network Model that designs and expands the distribution network to supply consumers and electric vehicles. Several scenarios in terms of location and segmentation of postal service hubs are analyzed. From this analysis, it is concluded that reinforcements on the distribution network are avoided if the operation is decentralized (using fourteen PSHs), since a centralized operation (a single PSH) would require longer routes with higher energy consumption. Moreover, decentralized operation would enhance the emissions reduction achieved by electrifying the fleet, since the estimated absolute emissions of the electrified fleet for a decentralized scenario are up to 50% lower compared to a centralized one. Finally, the results reveal that smart charging strategies also contribute to lessen the incremental costs in the distribution network, in addition to significantly reducing the cost of energy supply.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work has been economically supported by an Aristos Campus Mundus Research Grant in 2019. Authors also acknowledge the funding support received from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programmes under grant agreement No. 769142 and No. 861540, from the European Union’s Connecting Europe Facility programme under the research project 2015-ES-TM-0239-S and also from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation under research projects PID2019-109393RA-I00 and TI2018-095499-B-C33en
dc.identifier.citationMartínez, M., Moreno, A., Angulo, I., Mateo, C., Masegosa, A. D., Perallos, A., & Frías, P. (2021). Assessment of the impact of a fully electrified postal fleet for urban freight transportation. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 129. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJEPES.2021.106770
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/J.IJEPES.2021.106770
dc.identifier.issn0142-0615
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/4145
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd
dc.rights© 2021 Elsevier Ltd
dc.subject.otherElectric vehicle charging
dc.subject.otherPower distribution networks
dc.subject.otherVehicle routing problem
dc.subject.otherLast mile distribution
dc.titleAssessment of the impact of a fully electrified postal fleet for urban freight transportationen
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems
oaire.citation.volume129
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