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A truck with a conventional engine produces approx. 111 g of greenhouse gases per tonne-kilometer. Taken together, this means that heavy-duty transport is responsible for just under 8% of Europe’s CO2 emissions. To achieve the Paris climate agreement targets, greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by at least 65% by 2030. The transport sector is therefore facing a fundamental shift toward alternative drive technologies. At present, just 1.2% of registered trucks in Germany are powered by hydrogen, LNG or electric vehicles.

Route planning for commercial vehicles with alternative engines that includes real-time data on available charging/fueling infrastructure and vehicle status increases planning reliability for transport companies. In the project, this data-based route planning is designed to be open to technology and implemented on a pilot basis. This will reduce the barriers for transport companies to invest in environmentally friendly drive technologies for commercial vehicles. Transport companies can also use vehicles with alternative energy supply (e.g. batteries, hydrogen, LNG) in long-distance transport without having to accept logistical disadvantages (e.g. detours, waiting times). This lays an important foundation stone for accelerating the mobility revolution in long-distance transport.

Steps to achieve the goal:

• Analyze and structure the market for alternative heavy-duty propulsion systems such as electric, hydrogen, and LNG, and describe stakeholder requirements.
• Development of the routing algorithm taking into account charging infrastructure, vehicle parameters, topologies, etc., and design of a user interface
• Standardization and certification of the solution to ensure data security and design of a business model including sustainability aspects
• Pilot application of the solution in the context of use cases with the various drive concepts