Dutch Research on Business Models for Light Electric Vehicles in City Logistics
Walther Ploos van AmstelAmsterdam University of Applied Sciences
1st World Light Electric Vehicle SummitBarcelona, 20th & 21st September 2016
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LEFV’s in urban freight
• Burning platform in urban freight• Challenges in LEFV’s for urban freight• Research: LEVV-LOGIC
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Burning platform
• 10-15% urban traffic is freight• 80% is light commercial van today• Urban freight becoming more fine mazed and
time critical• In B2C 25% of shipments not first time right• CO2, air quality, noise, damage• Liveability and vitality of cities are at danger
• LEFV’s could be the solution
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LEFV’s in urban freight
23% shift in trips
51% shift in trips
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LEFV’s in urban freight
• Technology is available, however only on small scale• Complex business models for urban
freight• Logistics concepts for end-to-end supply
chain missing• Regulatory issues no yet solved
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LEFV’s in urban freight – KSF’s
• Focus on big volumes: construction, HoReCa, parcels (B2C, B2B and C2C), waste, service logistics and retail• Better service for customers• Lower cost in the end-to-end supply
chain• Solid business models • Continuity in local government policies
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LEVV-Logic project
• Market and policy• Logistics concept• Technology• Application and evaluation in living labs• Dissemination
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Logistics conceptStrategy
Results
Network
Planning and control
ICT
Organisation
National and EU
policies
Local policies
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More information• http://www.hva.nl/onderzoek/hva-
onderzoek/projecten/item/levv.html• Susanne Balm:
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