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2015
Journal Article
Title

What is the market potential of plug-in electric vehicles as commercial passenger cars?

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A case study from Germany
Abstract
Commercial passenger cars are a possible early market segment for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). Compared to privately owned vehicles, the commercial vehicle segment is characterized by higher mileage and a higher share of vehicle sales in Germany. To this point, there are only few studies which analyze the commercial passenger car sector and arrive at contradictory results due to insufficient driving profile data with an observation period of only one day. Here, we calculate the market potential of PEVs for the German commercial passenger car sector by determining the technical and economical potential for PEVs in 2020 from multi-day driving profiles. We find that commercial vehicles are better suited for PEVs than private ones since they show higher average annual mileage and drive more regularly. About 87% of the analyzed three-week vehicle profiles can technically be fulfilled by battery electric vehicles (BEVs) with an electric driving range of about 110 km while plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) with an electric range of 40 km could obtain an electric driving share of 60% on average. In moderate energy price scenarios, PEVs can reach a market share of 2-4% in the German commercial passenger car sales by 2020 and especially the large commercial branches (Trade, Manufacturing, Administrative services and Other services) are important. However, our analysis shows a high sensitivity of results to energy and battery prices as well as electric consumptions.
Author(s)
Gnann, Till  orcid-logo
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI  
Plötz, Patrick  orcid-logo
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI  
Funke, Simon Á.
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI  
Wietschel, Martin  
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI  
Journal
Transportation research. Part D, Transport and environment  
DOI
10.1016/j.trd.2015.04.015
Language
English
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI  
Keyword(s)
  • electric vehicle

  • PEV market potential

  • commercial passenger cars

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