Essays about: "Heavy Duty Truck Industry"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words Heavy Duty Truck Industry.

  1. 1. Techno-economic analysis and design of the charging infrastructure for Electric Heavy Vehicles in Oskarshamn

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Joan Cassany Espinosa; [2023]
    Keywords : Electrification; decarbonization; freight transport; heavy duty vehicle; battery electric truck; charging infrastructure; business model assessment; Elektrifiering; avkolning; godstransport; tunga fordon; batterielektrisk lastbil; laddinfrastruktur; affärsmodellsbedömning;

    Abstract : Within the most pollutants industries, the energy sector is the most significant contributor to climate change, representing two-thirds of the total Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. One of the main responsible for these emissions is transportation, which accounts for 26% of the world’s energy consumption, with crude oil-derived products providing more than 90% of this energy. READ MORE

  3. 2. Green Transitions in Heavy Truck Transports : An explorative study on buyer-supplier challenges and enablers for green transition in the Swedish truck transportation industry

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (CeLS)

    Author : Jheffer Falk; Erik Nykvist; [2022]
    Keywords : GHG emissions; decarbonization; green logistics; green logistics practices; truck transports; logistics service provider; shipper; heavy-duty truck transports; collaboration;

    Abstract : Background  Global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions necessitates a decrease in carbon emission caused by the truck transport industry. To combat the threat of global warming, goals are being set up on a global, national and corporate level. READ MORE

  4. 3. Production as a Source of Competitive Advantage in the Value Chain of Electrified Heavy Vehicles Manufacturing Companies

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Hamid Nabati; Mohsen Banaei Fard; [2021]
    Keywords : Electrification; Value Chain; Production Efficiency; Technology Transformation; Heavy Duty Trucks; Delphi Method; Competitive Advantage;

    Abstract : Global goals to reduce the greenhouse gases and CO2 emission has challenged many industries to innovate new technologies or shift to different products. Electrification of transportation has been considered a major improvement in this respect, which affects the entire transportation value chain including the manufacturing of heavy-duty vehicles. READ MORE

  5. 4. Improved Driver Support in Smart Cities to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Trucks : Designing a concept for 2030

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för visuell information och interaktion

    Author : Alida Walfridsson; [2021]
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    Abstract : The transport industry is a key contributor to carbon dioxide emissions and climate change and heavy-duty vehicles are responsible for a quarter of the emissions from road transport in the EU. One way of reducing the energy consumption of a truck is improving driving skills by minimizing breaking for example. READ MORE

  6. 5. Development of a Method to Prepare a Test Fluid with Soft Particles in Biodiesel Fuel Blends

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Vishal Jadwani; [2020]
    Keywords : Biodiesel; Heavy-Duty Trucks; Soft Particles; Fuel mixtures; Biodiesel; Tunga lastbilar; Mjuka partiklar; Bränsleblandningar;

    Abstract : Bilindustrin är en av de största bidragsgivarna till koldioxidutsläpp genom fordonsutsläppnär de används. För att göra transportsektorn mer hållbar EU-politik dikterar att inkludera enhögre andel förnybara energikällor i den totala energiförbrukningen och ett sätt att uppnå det äratt införliva biobränslen i de traditionella fossila bränslena. READ MORE