Strategies for the expansion of electric road systems in Europe

Overhead line truck on an eHighway test field

Electric road systems (ERS) are infrastructures – such as overhead lines or inductive charging technologies – that enable electric vehicles to be supplied with energy while driving. These systems have the potential to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, particularly in heavy freight transport. As part of the CollERS2 project, the Institute for Climate […]

Electric energy billing for overhead line trucks

Overhead line truck on test track

Overhead lines on highways are a promising approach to decarbonise heavy freight traffic. In a new study, IKEM has examined the legal framework with regard to the billing of energy consumption and the integration of overhead line trucks into the energy market. In the ongoing research projects AMELIE 2 and ELISA II-B, actor models have […]

Diversity, sustainability and interdisciplinary solutions

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The Mobility department is dedicated to the challenges associated with advancing digitalization and the development of autonomous vehicles. Other focal points include the transition to the use of alternative driving systems and fuels for transportation with as few greenhouse gas emissions as possible, innovative mobility concepts, the design of sustainable logistics, as well as the […]

How fleet quotas and emissions trading contribute to the mobility transition

Bus der VLP

As part of the EUniS project, IKEM published factsheets that delve into the European Clean Vehicle Directive (CVD) and greenhouse gas quota trading. These factsheets are specifically designed to examine the effects of these instruments on public transport fleet operators. By 2030, the share of clean buses in Europe should be increased to 65 percent. […]

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