FLEET RENEWAL: AN APPROACH TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE ROAD TRANSPORT

Abstract

With more stringent requirements for efficient utilisation of energy resources within the transport industry a need for implementation of sustainable development principles has appeared. Such action will be one of competitive advantages in the future. This is especially confirmed within the road transport sector. A methodology implemented in public procurement procedures for fleet renewal regarding the calculation of road vehicles' operational lifecycle costs has been analysed in detail in this paper. Afore mentioned calculation comprises the costs for: vehicle ownership, energy, carbon dioxide and pollutants emissions. Implementation of this methodology allows making the choice of energy efficient vehicles and vehicles with notable positive environmental effects. The objective of the research is to assess the influence of specific parameters of vehicle operational lifecycle costs, especially energy costs and estimated vehicle energy consumption, on vehicle choice in the procurement procedure. The case of urban bus fleet in Serbia was analysed. Their operational lifecycle costs were calculated and differently powered vehicles were assessed. Energy consumption input values were defined. It was proved that defined fleet renewal scenarios could influence unquestionable decrease in energy consumption.

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Dates

  • Submission Date2011-05-04
  • Revision Date2011-09-13
  • Acceptance Date2011-09-16

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI110504111M

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