The Netherlands is a frontrunner in the field of public charging infrastructure, having a high number of public charging stations per electric vehicle (EV) in the world. During the early years of adoption (2012-2015) a large percentage of the EV fleet were Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV)due to …

In the past 5 years Electric Car use has grown rapidly, almost doubling each year. To provide adequate charging infrastructure it is necessary to model the demand. In this paper we model the distribution of charging demand in the city of Amsterdam using a Cross-Nested Logit Model with socio-demographic …

Voor de komende jaren wordt een toename in elektrisch vervoer voorzien. Naast lichte elektrische vrachtvoertuigen betreft het elektrische bestel- en vrachtwagens met een hoger laadvermogen. Het opladen van die elektrische voertuigen betekent een extra belasting voor de elektrische infrastructuur. Gebruikers …

Autonomous driving in public roads requires precise localization within the range of few centimeters. Even the best current precise localization system based on the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) can not always reach this level of precision, especially in an urban environment, where the signal …

Decos Mobile Solutions BV is one of the subsidiaries of Decos Technology Group, located in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Decos Mobile Solutions BV offers a fleet management system called ‘Cartracker’. These systems, in the form of black boxes (hardware), are installed in vehicles of organizational fleets. …

Automated vehicles have reached the level of maturity in which their applicability to address transport needs are being assessed in pilot projects worldwide. It is of increasing importance to assess and share the experiences gained in these projects. This contribution reports about the application of …

Will the Automotive era come to an end in the 21th century? Looking at today’s environmental and economic challenges of the use of last century technology cars and listening to some trend watchers one could think so. Cars can be regarded, as an old school status product indeed, for which there is no …

Trucks, consume an enormous amount of diesel annually and contribute greatly to the total CO2 emission around the world. Electrification of these freight vehicles will lead to reduction of fuel consumption and CO2 emission. Trailers as part of heavy freight vehicles are a great opportunity for innovative …