Thermal Science 2011 Volume 15, Issue 4, Pages: 1223-1236
https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI110504111M
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Fleet renewal: An approach to achieve sustainable road transport
Manojlović Aleksandar V. (Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, Belgrade)
Papić Vladimir D. (Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, Belgrade)
Filipović Snežana M. (Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, Belgrade)
Jovanović Vojkan D. (Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, Belgrade)
With more stringent requirements for efficient utilization of energy
resources within the transport industry a need for implementation of
sustainable development principles has appeared. Such action will be one of
competitive advantages in the future. This is especially confirmed within the
road transport sector. A methodology implemented in public procurement
procedures for fleet renewal regarding the calculation of road vehicles’
operational lifecycle costs has been analyzed in detail in this paper. Afore
mentioned calculation comprises the costs for: vehicle ownership, energy,
carbon dioxide and pollutants emissions. Implementation of this methodology
allows making the choice of energy efficient vehicles and vehicles with
notable positive environmental effects. The objective of the research is to
assess the influence of specific parameters of vehicle operational lifecycle
costs, especially energy costs and estimated vehicle energy consumption, on
vehicle choice in the procurement procedure. The case of urban bus fleet in
Serbia was analyzed. Their operational lifecycle costs were calculated and
differently powered vehicles were assessed. Energy consumption input values
were defined. It was proved that defined fleet renewal scenarios could
influence unquestionable decrease in energy consumption.
Keywords: energy efficiency, fleet renewal, sustainable procurement, operational lifecycle costs