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Cost-optimization of battery electric heavy duty vehicles from Nordic perspective: Comparative cost-analysis of two separate charging solutions

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  • Tuviala, Esa
  • Meriläinen, Altti
  • Hiltunen, Teemu
  • Lindh, Tuomo
  • Kauranen, Pertti
  • Ahola, Jero

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Road freight transportation causes 8% of total greenhouse gas emissions globally. Therefore there is great potential to reduce the global greenhouse gas emissions by adopting low-emission alternative propulsion methods. Economic feasibility of these alternative propulsion methods can accelerate this shift.

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  • Tuviala, Esa & Meriläinen, Altti & Hiltunen, Teemu & Lindh, Tuomo & Kauranen, Pertti & Ahola, Jero, 2025. "Cost-optimization of battery electric heavy duty vehicles from Nordic perspective: Comparative cost-analysis of two separate charging solutions," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 341(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:341:y:2025:i:c:s0360544225050832
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2025.139441
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