Emobility in urban freight

1. Welcome to Amsterdam
Walther Ploos van Amstel
Lector Citylogistiek – May 2017
Hogeschool van Amsterdam

2. Welcome to Amsterdam

3. Success in e-mobility
• Involve and seduce
• Technology
• Timing
• Cost and benefits
• Facilitating
• Smart approaches on
mobility like MAAS?

4. Growing urban freight:
precision-guide logistics

5. Leading to strong growth of urban
freight movements: 80% is LCV
• Emissions
• Congestion
• Space
• Noise
• Safety

6. Factor 6:
35% CO2 related to city logistics

7. Recent Dutch data:
0,16% e-mobility

8. Challenges for urban e-mobility
• New vehicle technology
• Innovative supply chains
• Strong policies
• Customer awareness
• No guts, no glory

9. 9
Research on the use of light
electric freight vehicles for
city logistics

10. Light electric freight vehicles(LEFV) can reduce the negative effects
of city logistics. The vehicles are small, fast, healthy and emission-
free. How can LEFV be a financially competitive alternative for
delivery vans?
Meals↓ Post and parcel↓ Facilty services ↘
Food supply ↘ Waste collection ↓
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11. Innovative supply chains focus on…
• Construction logistics
• HoReCa/food service
• Post and parcel
• Waste
• Retail logistics
• Service logistics