Department heading

The aim of the EN-WIN research project is to make a contribution to the climate and energy policy goals in the transport sector through the economic and ecologically sensible use of electric commercial vehicles (e-vehicles) and to identify suitable areas of application for e-vehicles.

Overview

Up to now, there have been hardly any empirical values for heavy-duty electric commercial vehicles (e-vehicles). By recording and analysing the daily driving and planning data of logistics service providers, a target-performance comparison for heavy commercial vehicles will be made possible for the first time. For this purpose, field tests with trucks with permissible gross weights of 3.5t, 7.5t, 18t and 26t will be carried out over 18 months, and a new 26t e-vehicle will be developed. A practical methodology is also being developed for the e-vehicles, which allows the daily vehicle deployment to be controlled in such a way that e-vehicles are always assigned to the routes/tours that make the most sense from an ecological and/or economic point of view.

Due to the different vehicle classes and the scientifically accompanied use in different logistics areas, EN-WIN makes a contribution to the climate and energy policy goals in the transport sector. The project partners use the vehicles in textile and food logistics, among other areas. Through the areas of application, experience is being gained in particular in environmentally friendly logistics in urban transport.

In addition to the partners from science and practice listed below, this project at Fulda University of Applied Sciences is also supported internally by the research group "Electromobility and Renewable Energies" (E² team).