Valuation and introduction strategies for heavy goods vehicles with overhead lines - StratON

The aim of the project is to analyze the electrification of heavy commercial vehicles by means of overhead line-based energy supply and to make a comprehensive assessment in the context of other alternative drive and energy supply systems in the field of road freight transport. Starting from the current state of development and the current framework conditions, the further development perspectives of the overhead contact line system are also taken into account, as well as the further potentials of possible competing technologies and the possibilities for linking different technologies with the inclusion of overhead contact line-based energy supply. For the overhead line-bound system, different expansion variants are considered and, among other things, the total costs, energy efficiency, emission reduction potentials against the background of interactions with the energy system, resource requirements, and technical and legal feasibility are analyzed. The focus of the analyses is on the direct purchase of electricity in road haulage via electricity consumers, but the comparison with possible technological alternatives will allow a better classification of the results. Based on the detailed analyses of the overhead contact line system, possible market introduction scenarios are developed and discussed against the background of international freight traffic flows, and reasonable early test routes identified. The technology assessment and the development of market introduction scenarios is accompanied by an expert dialog and project advisory board at national and international level. This ensures that realistic assumptions are made and that the perspectives and interests of different stakeholders are incorporated into the scenario development. Finally, the scenarios developed are used to analyze the costs and resource requirements associated with the implementation of the overhead contact line system, the expected effects on the energy sector, and the emission reductions that could be achieved in freight transport under these assumptions.