Finding economic feasibility in electrified LTL transportation systems

Abstract: As electrification of vehicles moves past its infancy and large-scale adoption of the technology becomes reality, application areas within different industries need to be scrutinized. The shift within the transportation sector, especially trucking, can have unidentified economic benefits; which is the focus of this thesis. The purpose of this thesis is to develop a decision model with regard to the financial consequences of LTL routing strategies in a cluster using EFVs. The master thesis is a exploratory case study which uses an abductive approach. External research and internal knowledge at The Case Company was leveraged to write this thesis. It could be concluded that electric freight vehicles have a future in the transportation industry, but it is highly dependent on several factors; such as battery improvements, infrastructure development, governmental regulations, and societal adaptation. Moreover, it is evident that an electrified LTL transportation system is highly dependent on the utilization of the trucks in a certain system.