A truck with a conventional combustion engine produces approx. 111 g of greenhouse gases per tonne-kilometer. Taken together, heavy goods vehicles are responsible for almost 8% of European CO2 emissions. In order to achieve the Paris climate targets, greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by at least 65% by 2030. The transport sector is therefore facing a fundamental shift towards alternative drive technologies. At present, just 1.2% of registered trucks in Germany are equipped with hydrogen, LNG or electric drives.

Route planning for commercial vehicles with alternative drive systems, including real-time data on available charging/fueling infrastructure and vehicle status, increases planning reliability for transport companies. In the project, this data-based route planning is designed to be open to all technologies and implemented on a pilot basis. This reduces the barriers for transport companies to invest in environmentally friendly drive technologies for commercial vehicles. Transport companies can also use vehicles with alternative energy supplies (e.g. batteries, hydrogen, LNG) for long-distance transport without having to accept logistical disadvantages (e.g. detours, waiting times). This lays an important foundation for accelerating the mobility transition in long-distance transportation.

Steps to achieve the goal:

• Analysis and structuring of the market for alternative heavy-duty drives such as electric, hydrogen and LNG and description of stakeholder requirements

• Development of the routing algorithm taking into account charging infrastructure, vehicle parameters, terrain topologies, etc. and design of a user interface

• Standardization and certification of the solution to ensure data security and design a business model that takes sustainability aspects into account

• Pilot-like application of the solution in the context of use cases with the various drive concepts